Joint call by CTU and National Council for the Union of
Burma for generous support to Burma cyclone relief
The President of the CTU Helen Kelly and the Director of the New Zealand Office of the National Council for the Union of Burma, Naing Ko Ko today jointly called on New Zealanders to give generously to Burma cyclone relief.
“This
is a humanitarian disaster and we are asking all New
Zealanders to donate to the disaster relief work already
under way by the Red Cross and Oxfam," Helen Kelly and Naing
Ko Ko said.
"The Council of Trade Unions has a close
relationship with the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma
which is part of the NCUB,” Helen Kelly said. “The FTUB
has asked for our support on behalf of the people of
Burma.”
“The Red Cross and Oxfam have assured us
that they are delivering humanitarian assistance directly to
the people of Burma who are in such desperate need,” Naing
Ko Ko said.
Naing Ko Ko was a student leader in the
1988 student pro-democracy uprising in Burma who spent 7
years in prison. He has family in Burma who he hasn’t seen
for more than 12 years.
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