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ITF protests murder of Burmese union leader05 June 2005By MUA News -
International Mining and Maritime Conference in LA dedicated to fallen comrade The International Mining and Maritime Conference held in Long Beach, LA, USA last month was dedicated to murdered Burmese union leader Ko Moe Naung. Ko, an organiser for the Seafarers' Union of Burma (SUB), was dead three hours after his arrest in May, after being tortured by members of the Burmese army's Light Infantry Regiment 431. Delegates to the International Mining and Maritime Conference held in Long Beach, LA in May made the following dedication to comrade Ko In dedicating this conference to the memory of Ko Moe Naung we recognise the selfless dedication of the Seafarers Union of Burma organizer Ko Moe Naung to his countrymen and women and to the international trade union movement. The murderous military regime responsible for his prolonged torture and subsequent death on the 20 May 2005 must be held responsible and be exposed to the international community. Conference demands that all civilised governments across the globe take immediate action against the illegal and notorious "State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)" the self installed Burmese military Junta and to isolate politically and economically. Further we are committed to ensuring that the sickening murder of our brother Ko Moe Naung is recognized as an atrocity perpetrated against Burmese men and women in their struggle to achieve fundamental human rights. Vale brother Ko Moe Naung forever remembered as a heroic fighter for human and workers rights, conference dedicates this as: "The Second International Pacific Rim Mining and Maritime Unions Seminar in memorial of Ko Moe Naung." Meanwhile the International Transport Workers Federation have issued an urgent appeal for people to express their disgust at this outrageous murder. For more information, visit the ITF site http://www.itfglobal.org/solidarity/solidarity-557.cfm
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