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Free Burma protest action at SAITE
- Subject: Free Burma protest action at SAITE
- From: burmamtk@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 15:17:00
Subject: Free Burma protest action at SAITEX in South Africa
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Free Burma Campaign (South Africa) released SAITEX protest press =
statement on 19th October 1999.(check on BurmaNet ).20th October 1999 at =
12:30 pm, FBC (SA) led a protest outside the main gate at Expo Centre.
FBC (SA) protest action was joined by, COSATU ( Congress of South Africa =
Trade Union ) and=20
(SACP) South Africa Communist Party. This FBC (SA) protest action is =
supported by The Human Rights Institute of South Africa, The Human =
Rights Committee of South Africa, The South African Gender Commission.
Later, all protesters from FBC (SA), COSATU, SACP went into the =
exhibition centre and stood infront of the SPDC trade show room with =
placards and banners expressing
"Cut all ties with facist Burmese junta"
"SPDC illegitimate government"
"SAITEX! Human rights before profits, FREE BURMA NOW!"
"Burmese junta kills it's people & profit from HEROIN" etc....
All protesters shouted " Free Burma" " Burma regime..... go home "
All these voices make attracted to the visitors and other countries =
international trade delegates. By looking at their faces, It is easy to =
realise SPDC allied businessmen were so uncomfortable. It is extremely =
shameful for SPDC and their allied businessmen while they are making =
business in South Africa, they are chasing away by the South Africans =
infront of the international community.
The protesters distributed the flyers about the junta and mentioned why =
should not trade with the Burmese junta.
The SABC (South Africa Broadcasting Corporation) televised on that =
evening and also appeared in newspapers about the Burmese junta. The =
General Secretary Mr. Zwelinzima Vavi of COSATU told to media " We call =
on Burmese delegates that are present in SAITEX'99 ask them to go home =
because they maintain the embarrassment to democratic South Africa".
The COSATU was founded in 1985. Since then COSATU has been in the =
forefront of the struggle for democracy and workers' rights and huge =
union in SA.There are currently 17 trade unions affiliated to COSATU, =
with a combined membership of over 1,7 million. COSATU is a partner in =
the Tripartite Alliance together with the South Africa Communist Party.
The South African Communist Party was founded in 1921 and has always =
been in the forefront of the struggle against imperialism and racist =
domination.The SACP released the Statement by General Secretary Mr. =
Blade Nzimande. He said promoting trade and economic relations with the =
Burmese military junta was propping up a regime that is no different =
from apartheid South Africa.He continued
"South African business cannot make the same mistake twice. The SACP =
calls for all political, economic and trade ties with the Burmese junta =
to be halted with immediate effect."
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Free Burma Campaign (South Africa) released =
SAITEX=20
protest press statement on 19th October 1999.(check on BurmaNet ).20th =
October=20
1999 at 12:30 pm, FBC (SA) led a protest outside the main gate at Expo=20
Centre.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>FBC (SA) protest action was joined by, COSATU ( Congress of South =
Africa=20
Trade Union ) and </DIV>
<DIV>(SACP) South Africa Communist Party. This FBC (SA) protest action =
is=20
supported by The Human Rights Institute of South Africa, The Human =
Rights=20
Committee of South Africa, The South African Gender Commission.</DIV>
<DIV>Later, all protesters from FBC (SA), COSATU, SACP went into the =
exhibition=20
centre and stood infront of the SPDC trade show room with placards and =
banners=20
expressing</DIV>
<DIV>"Cut all ties with facist Burmese junta"</DIV>
<DIV>"SPDC illegitimate government"</DIV>
<DIV>"SAITEX! Human rights before profits, FREE BURMA =
NOW!"</DIV>
<DIV>"Burmese junta kills it's people & profit from =
HEROIN"=20
etc....</DIV>
<DIV>All protesters shouted " Free Burma" " Burma =
regime..... go=20
home "</DIV>
<DIV>All these voices make attracted to the visitors and other countries =
international trade delegates. By looking at their faces, It is easy to =
realise=20
SPDC allied businessmen were so uncomfortable. It is extremely shameful =
for SPDC=20
and their allied businessmen while they are making business in South =
Africa,=20
they are chasing away by the South Africans infront of the international =
community.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>The protesters distributed the flyers about =
the junta=20
and mentioned why should not trade with the Burmese junta.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT>The SABC (South Africa Broadcasting =
Corporation)=20
televised on that evening and also appeared in newspapers about the =
Burmese=20
junta. The General Secretary Mr. Zwelinzima Vavi of COSATU told to media =
"=20
We call on Burmese delegates that are present in SAITEX'99 ask =
them to go=20
home because they maintain the embarrassment to democratic South=20
Africa".</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The COSATU was founded in 1985. Since then COSATU has been in the =
forefront=20
of the struggle for democracy and workers' rights and huge union in =
SA.<FONT=20
color=3D#000000><FONT color=3D#000000>There are currently 17 trade =
unions affiliated=20
to COSATU, with a combined membership of over 1,7 million. =
</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>COSATU is a partner in the Tripartite Alliance together =
with the=20
South Africa Communist Party.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>The South =
African Communist=20
Party was founded in 1921 and has always been in the forefront of the =
struggle=20
against imperialism and racist domination.The SACP released the =
Statement by=20
General Secretary Mr. Blade Nzimande. He said promoting trade and =
economic=20
relations with the Burmese military junta was propping up a regime that =
is no=20
different from apartheid South Africa.He continued</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT>"South African business cannot =
make the=20
same mistake twice. The SACP calls for all political, economic and trade =
ties=20
with the Burmese junta to be halted with immediate effect."</DIV>
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