The Burma Spring Center in a Thai-Myanmar border town has conducted two weeks of basic sewing training and one week of dyeing and embroidery training for Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) members and revolutionary activists to help them find work.

“There are CDMs and political activists. They came to the Thai border because the political situation was not good. We are here to support them in the revolution if they get a job after earning a living without expecting anyone to help them. For the time being, they attempt to support themselves. Go ahead and support the CDM or the revolution if they have more than enough money to earn a living by working with their education without expecting anyone to stand up for them," stated a central executive of the Democratic Party for a New Society, which sponsored the needlework instruction.

The training takes place over the course of 21 days. The training provided the food and living expenses as well.

"Right now, we're giving basic motor sewing and embroidery classes. They can get a job without any experience. In terms of the teachers, we have Thai and Burmese youngsters who live in Thailand and attend Thai schools. However, they do not speak Burmese, so we have to find a job like that for them. Here the children have not gone to school for two years. So, we are doing online teaching. We are looking for jobs in various ways,” said Ko Phoe Thingyan from Burma Spring Centre.

The certification ceremony was held for the first batch of embroidery training was held on 28 February. About 15 trainees were trained in the second batch of sewing.