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Unions call for total strike in Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody
Labour organisations called on all Myanmar people to stop work in an effort to reverse the seizure of power by the military.PHOTO: REUTERS
UpdatedMar 8, 2021, 7:39 am
PublishedMar 7, 2021, 10:06 pm SGT
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Unions call for total strike in Myanmar; NLD party official dies in custody
Anti-coup school teachers in their uniform and traditional hats participate in a demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar on Mar 3, 2021. (Photo: AP)
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YANGON: Myanmar s major trade unions called on members to shut down the economy from Monday (Mar 8) to back a campaign against last month s coup, raising pressure on the military government as its forces fired weapons and occupied hospitals in the main city Yangon after a day of massive protests.
(Reuters) - An alliance of influential worker unions in Myanmar has called for an extended nationwide strike starting on Monday, with the intention of causing the "full, extended shutdown" of the country's economy in an attempt to stop a military coup.