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Subject: Re: ICFTU OnLine - Burma Conference banned


  
Remark on article below:

Pathetic,typical of Asian style , narrow minded, so call largest democracy
of the world,India's attitude towards  modern democracy movernment  is
absolutely shameful.

This kind of attitude,narrow minded,traditionalistic,the world has never
seemed to change in their eyes are ruling India. The proud of owning a mega
buck nuclear power while people of India starving and yet waging a stupid
traditionalistic tribal war with neighbouring Parkistan.

This is an example of lack of democracy in a society.

The whole Asia needs the democracy urgently. .very urgently.
Burma could be the model of Asia in near future.


Sincerely

Panyoma,syd.   




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> From: David Arnott <darnott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: ICFTU OnLine - Burma Conference banned
> Date: Friday, 2 July 1999 21:07
> 
> INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS (ICFTU)
> ICFTU OnLine
> 134/990702/DD
> Indian Government bans Burma democracy conference for political reasons
> Brussels July 2 1999 (ICFTU OnLine): The Indian government has admitted
> that it is banning a conference on Democracy for Burma as 'too
political'.
> It obviously felt that holding an international trade union conference,
> (scheduled for July 6 - 8), to which exiled Burmese trade unionists were
> invited, would have offended the army generals now running Burma.
> The decision followed a move by the Indian government to make it
> "mandatory" for all voluntary organisations to get clearance from the
> Ministry of External Affairs if they intend to organise events in which
> there are foreign participants. In addition, all foreigners participating
> in events organised by voluntary organisations have to get clearance from
> the Home Ministry if the event "appears to be Government/politically
> sensitive." According to a government notification, the ICFTU Conference
> falls into that category.
> "The stand taken by the Indian government is a slur on its credibility as
> the world's supposedly largest democracy" said the International
> Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) one of the Burma conference
> organisers.   An earlier attempt to organise the ICFTU Conference in
> Thailand also failed following a ban by the authorities in Bangkok.
> Burma has a recent history of severe trade and human rights abuses,

> including arbitrary imprisonment, murder, rape and torture and the
> widespread use of forced labour. Two weeks ago the International Labour
> Conference in Geneva agreed to the de facto expulsion of Burma, because
of
> the government's systematic forced labour practices. The decision
followed
> a joint proposal submitted and adopted by government, trade union and
> employers' delegates, asking the ILO to refuse Burma all technical
> assistance and to ban the country's representatives from attending its
> meetings
> Earlier in June, the ICFTU provided fresh evidence that more than three
> quarters of a million people are being used as slave labour on projects
> run by the generals, much of it for personal profit. So far, no-one
> involved in the use of forced labour, which the International Labour
> Office last year described as a crime against humanity, has been
> 
> prosecuted.
> "That the Indian government can refuse to allow a conference which
> discusses forced labour and other human rights issues in Burma, because
of
> fear of offending its perpetrators, and can make it difficult for any
> organisation to organise events which it deems "politically sensitive" is
> a menacing sign for those working to promote peace, justice and social
> progress in the region" said the ICFTU.
> For further information, please contact the ICFTU Press Office on:
(+32-2)
> 224  0212
> 
> 
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