UNI Asia & Pacific, together with BWI Asia-Pacific, the International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific (ITUC-Asia Pacific) and the Global Union Federations Asia-Pacific Regional Organizations (GUF-APRO), issued a joint statement calling for the rejection and boycott of the Myanmar military junta’s sham elections scheduled for 28 December 2025. The statement, released in time for International Democracy Day, argues that the upcoming elections represent not a return to democracy but a calculated attempt by an illegal military regime to legitimize its authoritarian rule. Since the military coup in February 2021, Myanmar’s people—especially its workers—have faced escalating violence and repression. The junta has targeted the labour movement, arresting 151 union leaders and killing 37 for their involvement in democratic organizing and resistance. Trade Union Call to ActionThe international trade union movement supports the Myanmar working people’s strong and massive intention to boycott the military junta’s sham and illegal election.