The Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), is urging the government of Malaysia to take a firm and principled stance against the ongoing human and labour rights violations in Myanmar by supporting the invocation of Article 33 of the ILO Constitution. 

The organisation, which consists of 12 million workers across 365 trade unions in 111 countries, stresses that Malaysia—as a Deputy Member of the ILO Governing Body and the current ASEAN  chair —has a unique opportunity to demonstrate moral and regional leadership. 

BWI is calling on Malaysia to support a draft resolution at the ILO’s 353rd Governing Body session at the 113th International Labour Conference in June, which seeks to hold the Myanmar military junta accountable for widespread abuses. 

In this episode, we are joined by Apolinar Dong Tolentino, Regional Representative of BWI. We discuss how the Junta is cracking down on workers and what can be done about it.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

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Categories:  politics,  international,  Law/Activism,  controversies

Tags:  the bigger picture,  beyond the ballot box,  ilo constitution,  Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI),  human rights,  labour rights,  military junta,  myanmar military coup,  democracy,  trade unions,  forced labour,