The economic strugle of the working-class in the Union of Myanmar (Burma)

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• The working-class history in general of the Union of Myanmar

ICFTU sends radio message to striking workers at Namtu silver mine

ICFTU ONLINE..., 039/980211/JK, 11 February 1998. 3,000 workers on strike at the Namtu Silver Mine, in the northern Shan State of Burma. The workers struck to demand a rice subsidy, wage increases for underground workers, and other economic benefits. The army quickly stepped in.