Though there are very little details available, labor unions interest in Burma is nothing new. The ITUC has had a long running Burma campaign, the ILO has been one of the most vital international organizations in fighting for change in Burma, and basically, it is common on any labor and trade organization website to see a report on the suffering of women, children and ethnic minorities in Burma.
Here is a page which overviews past efforts by unions.
This meeting took place in Kathmandu and was initially disapproved of by India, for years these meeting took place in Thailand until they were banned.
The meeting was led by the International Trade Union Federation, International Labor Organization and Global Union Federation as well as dozens of other organizations from around the globe.
The draft declaration condemned the continued detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners. The first draft condemned the growing support for the junta by India and China particularly, but it was (perhaps wisely) decided direct blame might lead to further confrontation so a general appeal to stop supporting the military junta was put in place.
The labour campaign will especially target multinationals operating in oil, gas, mining, dams and infrastructure and ask financial institutions to terminate lending.It is also asking insurance companies to terminate their coverage in Myanmar.
Priority will be given to forming parliamentary caucuses on Myanmar, especially in the SAARC region.
Unfortunately there is no central website that I can find to keep up with work and outreach conducted on the behalf of the unions. Perhaps sometime in the future, a formal draft of the declaration will be published.
