Statement on Establishment of “Arakan Labour Association in Exile”

Statement on Establishment of “Arakan Labour Association in Exile”
Date: 31-1-2001

Introduction

Through many hindrances, the Arakan Labour Association in Exile (ALAE) was successfully formed in Kulay Chuk village, Cox’s Bazar, southern part of Bangladesh on Jan 31, 2001 with the following 11 members of the Central Executive Committee. They were selected from among 46 common workers of Arakan in exile.

The Committee Members are:

1. Pho Hla - Chairman
2. Soe Aung Thike - General Secretary
3. Aung Hin - Join Secretary
4. Khine Soe - Treasure
5. Aung Kyaw - Organizing Affairs
6. U Ba Thein - Auditor
7. Kyaw Than - Educational Affairs
8. Moe Moe - Information and Publicity Affairs
9. Saw Maung - Literary and Cultural Affairs
10. Barr Hree - Youth Affairs
11. Htun Tha - Health Affairs

Aims and Objectives of the ALAE

Majority workers of the Arakanese working class have been suffering from various sorts of tyranny and oppression adopted by the colonists and dictators, since they lost their sovereignty. Millions of lives had since been lost. They have been deprived of their human rights, labour rights and democratic rights. The conditions are getting more worse in the two-decades reign of SPDC.

As a result, tens of thousands of workers being felt insecure have to flee to neighboring countries like Thailand, India and Bangladesh for more than a decade are not getting any help from any governments and NGO’s and are leading with miserable and inhuman lives. More workers are pouring in and will pour in future.

In view of the miserable conditions, like in hells, in and outside their country and with a pledge to re-establish the lost rights of working class, their human rights and democratic rights and to help the Arakanese exiles in their struggles for the survival, health, education etc, and in response to the demands of the present situation, the Arakan Labour Association in Exile (ALAE) has been formed.

The Aims and Objectives of the ALAE

The future plan of the ALAE will be as follows:
1. To organize the whole working class of Arakanese in Exile in Bangladesh and to work hard for holding a ‘Workers Conferences’ within 6 months.
2. To struggle and promote for the members welfare such as their living standard, economic condition, educational, health, social, etc.
3. To work for building strong understanding and fostering unity with other Arakanese Association, Organization inside and out Arakan Region.
4. To expose to the world the real condition of the Arakanese working class under the hell of Burmese military ruler.
5. To struggle for the Rights of other workers both inside and outside the country.
6. To struggle for a strong unity with worker Association/ Organizations inside and outside other countries for the democratic Rights in their respective countries.





Central Executive Committee
Arakan Labour Association in Exile
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

January 31-1-2001