Michael Haack was the campaign coordinator for US Campaign for Burma from 2008 to 2010, and has previously conducted research on Myanmar’s history and politics for the McSweeney imprint Voice of Witness and for Yale University MacMillan Center; Nadi Hlaing is a Burmese-American freelance writer and the current host of the bilingual YouTube channel series "Padauk Stories.”
One year ago today, Myanmar’s military generals seized power in a bloody coup that wiped out workers’ rights. We spoke with a union leader and three garment workers, who for months launched general strikes against the coup.
Workers in Myanmar have been on strike for more than 100 days, bravely resisting the military junta. In an interview with Jacobin, three members of the anti-coup movement explain why they’re still fighting despite dire economic straits and widespread violence.
Myanmar’s coup government has slaughtered workers for launching general strikes against the junta — but workers have doubled down, calling for comprehensive sanctions against the military. We talked to two leaders of the strikes.
Despite a vicious crackdown that has left scores of protesters dead, the worker-led movement against the military coup in Myanmar continues to rock the country. We spoke with three female garment workers who helped organize another general strike this week.