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International Contact

Burma Office - Japan

101-00623F, Sohyo Kaikan3-2-11, Kanda-Surugadai

Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo Japan

Te;: 81 3 5296 3010

Fax: 81 3 5296 7903

FTUB Press Release

A consultation meeting between the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC, represented by

its Deputy General Secretary Jaap Wienen, the International Trade Union Confederation - AsiaPacific represented by the General Secretary Noriyuki Suzuki, the Global Union Federationsrepresented by Asia Pacific representatives from the Building and Woodworkers International BWI,

Danish Metalworkers' Federation, Union Network International UNI Apro, Public ServicesInternational PSI, Education International EI, the International Union of Food, Beverages and Allied

Services IUF, the International Transport Workers Federation ITF, IndustriALL Global Union, The

American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center), the Italian Trade UnionConfederation CISL, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation LO Sweden, the Danish LO FTF

Council, Japan International Labor Foundation JILAF, Japanese Trade Union Confederation JTUC-

RENGO, Union Aid Abroad- APHEDA (Australia), Netherland Trade Union Confederation FNVMondiaal, with the Federation of Trade Unions - Burma FTUB and Its affiliated Seafarers' Union of Burma SUB was held today in Yangon, Myanmar.

The meeting discussed best means to strengthen cooperation between the international trade unionmovement and the Burmese trade unions on how to continue the work for the elimination of forcedlabor in all the country, particularly in the ethnic states and on how to strengthen the implementation

of the principles of Freedom of Association and collective bargaining through trade union organizingand capacity building in various sectors.

In this transition phase, the meeting underlined once again the need to support the workers and thenew trade unions to make them more aware of the basic trade union rights and decent work, to

eliminate child labour, any forms of discrimination and strive for a living wage.

The meeting highlighted the need for the government to promote social dialogue through trade unionand employers' participation for the identification of the best solutions to promote sustainable and

responsible investments that benefit all the people and workers and promote good employment andpeace.

The participating trade union organizations committed to contribute to build sound and responsibleindustrial relations and the implementation and monitoring of effective corporate social responsibility

instruments such as the OECD Guidelines and the UN Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The ITUC Deputy General Secretary, the ITUC – AP General Secretary, the representatives of theGlobal Union Federations and of the national trade unions and trade union solidarity support

organizations underlined once again their full support to the work of the FTUB and its leaders and

members and agreed on the need, in this very important historical time, to help unions in Myanmar tobuild a unified trade union movement based on independence, solidarity, responsibility and

democratic values.

The representatives at the meeting met also with local registered unions who were members of the

FTUB and underlined their willingness to offer concrete help to respond to the workers' needs and to

build social dialogue, industrial relations and employment opportunities for all the youth, the womenand the men workers in all States and Divisions and to continue to work within the ILO to make these

aims become a reality.

Contact: 95 9 425 029 020

Date : 7 December 2012