Movement
GSC
GSC
General Strike Committee - GSC
January 20, 2024

On February 19, 2021, to balance and cooperate with the public movements against the military dictatorship throughout the country, the General Strike Committee was formed based on the common ground of the fighting against the military dictatorship, abolition of the 2008 Consitution and the emergence of a federal democratic union. 

The objectives are

(1) Total abolition of authoritarian systems including military dictatorship (military regime, military bureaucracy, military group);

(1) Total abolition of authoritarian systems including military dictatorship (military regime, military bureaucracy, military group);

(3) The emergence of a constitution that fully guarantees national equality and self-determination, and the construction of a federal democratic union.

The activities to be carried out are -

(a) Formation of regional strike committees;

(b) Assisting and supporting participants in CDM activities;

(c) Ability to collectively develop public movements against the military dictatorship;

(d) Regulating the pace of movements;

(e) Collective representation of public activities.

On March 1, 2021, GSC released a statement on the brutal atrocities and killings carried out by the military dictatorship until February 28. On March 7, 3032, a nationwide movement was held to gather and fight for federal democracy. On September 14, 2021, a total of 418 civil society organizations including GSC and political forces, strike groups, and civil society organizations stated that they stood with the people who were fighting for democracy. On December 14, 3032, GSC stated that it condemned the arbitrary arrest and torture of revolutionary comrades.

On February 6, 2023, GSC released a position statement on CDM - civil service policy which mentioned that "The special action can be taken only for the non-CDMs who have actively and willing committed human rights violations, violence and crimes a pillar of the military dictatorship".

On September 13, 2023, the first conference of the General Strike Committee (GSC) was held in a liberated area for six days, and the policies, formation, and future activities of the General Strike Committee (GSC) were able to be discussed and decided. Following the decisions, on September 18, 2023, a statement of the policy document approved by the first conference of the GSC was issued on the 16th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution.

GSC is a member organization of the National Unity Consultative Council.

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