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Unions set for strikes as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

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Reuters
08 March, 2021, 10:40 am
Last modified: 08 March, 2021, 10:51 am

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Unions set for strikes as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

At least nine unions covering sectors including construction, agriculture and manufacturing called on “all Myanmar people” to stop work to reverse the Feb. 1 coup and restore Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government

Reuters
08 March, 2021, 10:40 am
Last modified: 08 March, 2021, 10:51 am
People disperse after security forces fired shots at protesters in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 7, 2021 in this still image taken from video provided on social media. Video taken March 7, 2021. VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS/via REUTERS
People disperse after security forces fired shots at protesters in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 7, 2021 in this still image taken from video provided on social media. Video taken March 7, 2021. VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS/via REUTERS

Major trade unions in Myanmar prepared for strikes on Monday to try to squeeze the country's fragile economy and pile pressure on its new military rulers, as a weekend of violence and nighttime raids renewed calls for sustained nationwide protests.

Witnesses reported the sound of gunfire and stun grenades in different parts of the commercial capital Yangon during the night, while state media on Monday said security forces were keeping a presence at hospitals and universities as part of efforts to enforce the law.

At least nine unions covering sectors including construction, agriculture and manufacturing called on "all Myanmar people" to stop work to reverse the Feb. 1 coup and restore Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government.

Allowing business and economic activity to continue would help the military "as they repress the energy of the Myanmar people", it said in a statement.

"The time to take action in defence of our democracy is now," it said.

Women's groups called for a Htamain (Sarong) movement to mobilise in force and mark International Women's Day while denouncing the junta.

Some of the biggest protests in recent weeks took place on Sunday, with police firing stun grenades and tear gas to break up demonstrations in Yangon, the northern town of Lashio and a sit-in by tens of thousands of people the second-biggest city Mandalay.

Police and military have killed more than 50 people to quell daily demonstrations and strikes since the coup, according to the United Nations.

Protest leader Maung Saungkha on Facebook urged women to come out strongly against the coup on Monday, while Nay Chi, one of the organisers of the Sarong movement, described the women as "revolutionaries".

"Our people are unarmed but wise. They try to rule with fear, but we will fight that fear," she told Reuters.

NIGHTTIME RAIDS

At least three protests were held in Yangon on Sunday, despite raids on campaign leaders and opposition activists by security forces late Saturday.

An official and local campaign manager from Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) Khin Maung Latt died in police custody.

Ba Myo Thein, a deposed lawmaker, said reports of bruising to Khin Maung Latt's head and body raised suspicions that he had been "tortured severely".

Police in Pabedan, where Khin Maung Latt was arrested, declined to comment. A spokesman for the military did not answer calls seeking comment.

The army has said it is dealing with protests lawfully.

In a statement on Monday, the military said it had arrested 41 people the previous day.

An announcement by the military carried on the front page of the State-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper on Monday threatened unspecified "action" against anyone who directly or indirectly works for a committee of ousted lawmakers that has declared itself the country's legitimate authority.

The announcement said the committee was illegal and had committed "high treason". A separate report said the military and police were "maintaining" hospitals and universities.

The killings have drawn anger in the West and been condemned by most democracies in Asia.

The United States and some other Western countries have imposed limited sanctions on the junta and Australia on Sunday cut defence ties, saying it would only deal with non-government groups in Myanmar.

Myanmar's giant neighbour China on Sunday said it was prepared to engage with "all parties" to ease the crisis and was not taking sides.

Figures by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners advocacy group showed nearly 1,800 people have been detained under the junta as of Sunday.

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