Myanmar trade unions facing extinction after coup, UN agency says

Myanmar’s trade unions and civil society organisations are facing the threat of extinction under the country's military administration, according to a UN report [File: Aung Shine Oo/AP]

Myanmar’s trade unions and civil society organisations are facing the threat of extinction under the military administration that took power in last year’s coup, according to a United Nations report.

Labour organisations and other civil society groups have faced violence, arbitrary arrests, raids and seizures, threatening phone calls and surveillance since the February 2021 takeover by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, according to the report released on Wednesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).