Kevin Lin is a labor activist and researcher on China; Michael Haack was the campaign coordinator for US Campaign for Burma from 2008 to 2010, and has previously conducted research on Myanmar’s history and politics for the McSweeney imprint Voice of Witness and for Yale University MacMillan Center.

02.03.2021

• Ma Moe Sandar Myint

Myanmar’s Labor Movement Is Central to the Fight Against Authoritarianism

The coup in Myanmar has exposed the faulty foundation of the country’s democratic transition. We spoke with an organizer in Myanmar’s burgeoning labor movement — which will be central to the fight against authoritarianism in the coming days and months.