[news] Six Labor Activists in Burma Jailed for Up to 28 Years

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

By Aye Aye Win/AP Writer/Rangoon

Six labor activists were given jail sentences of up to 28 years by a court in Burma for organizing a seminar at a US Embassy center earlier this year, a defense lawyer said Saturday.

[So, while the US works hard to bust unions and demonize organizers at home, they provide resources to organizers in Burma. -r]

  


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