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Michael Haack
Michael Haack
Michael Haack is a freelance writer focused on Southeast Asia and China. He has previously conducted research on Myanmar’s history and politics for the McSweeney imprint Voice of Witness and for Yale University MacMillan Center. Michael is currently a contractor with the China Labor Translation Project and Campaign for a New Myanmar.

Nearly all of Myanmar Railway’s 20,000 workers are on strike, shutting down a sector that transports not only people, but goods, harvest and military supplies.

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North Okkalapa is one of the largest working-class communities in Yangon. It is known for its lawlessness and illicit activities but it has also been central to Myanmar’s protests movements for decades.

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