May 26, 2017
Human
Rights, Labor Union, Sex and Gender’ training was organized by Yaung Chi Oo Workers’
Association form March 23 for three days at YCOWA’s safe house in Mae Sot,
Thailand-Myanmar borderline.
There
were 14 attendants who were from plantation, construction and garment factory.
The
reason of arranging this training is “In Maesot where Myanmar migrants are
working the most, due to a lack of unity, the workers’ rights are being abused.
Thus, we added labors union training as a second time for workers to unite and
insist their rights what are being abused. Human Rights, Labors rights, and sex
and gender are as usual because the employers are still abusing workers’ rights
in various ways” said one of the organizers, in charge of this training.
The
first of the training, the trainer, Ko Myo Ko, educated and explained human
rights and 30 articles of Universal Declaration of Human rights for trainees.
In
the morning of second day, Sex and gender’ knowledge was led by the trainer,
Daw Thuzar Kyaing and Ko Hein discussed the Labor rights in the afternoon.
The
last of the training, Labors’ Union education was lectured the trainer, Ko Myo.
“The
knowledge that was lectured is what Myanmar migrants workers are being abused”
said one of the trainees.
It
said that Yaung Chi Oo Workers’ Association has been working for Myanmar
migrant workers since 1999 and the first organization that sued Thai employer
and succeeded the case.
