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Think Globally, Act Globally!

Published: 6 June 2008
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Think Globally, Act Glocally!



The 5th UNI-LCJ Youth English Camp was held successfully on 28 – 31 May 2008 in Nagasaki with total 34 consisting of 26 participants from 7 affiliates assisted by 4 resource persons from UNI Telecom, the Philippines, India, Burma and 2 Japanese facilitators and 2 secretariat.



This time we had resource persons from UNI Telecom who comes from Lithuania, India, Burma and the Philippines. Participants had a chance to know each country too.




Sis. Giedre Lelyte, Research Assistant of UNI Telecom introduced UNI Global Union and its very unique campaigns using IT, such as the protest against IBM Italy and the May Day event on Second Life. She also briefed about her mother country, Lithuania and referred to a well-known Japanese Consul Chiune Sugihara.
Sis. Giedre Lelyte







Bro. Rodel dela Pasion (right)
 Bro. Rodel dela Pasion, PEUP, the Philippines spoke his impression on Japan by giving some similarities betweenhis country and Japan. This was his first visit to Japan but he got lots of information on Japan through books, TV and movies, and has a special interest in Japanese animation. He also showed a video on the Feeding Children Project in Payatas community supported by Philippines Youth, which is one of their various social activities and recycled bags made of juice packs collected in the garbage mountain by deprived families.




Bro. Prithvi Lekkad, President of UNITES Professional, briefed “Incredible India”. We did not know that its national flag’s design means the harmony of various religions, that more than 60% population is under 35 years old, and that there are huge potential in organizing young people working in new emerged sectors like IT, BPO, retail and services.
Bro. Prithvi Lekkard
Dr. Maung Min Nyo, Director of the Burma Office Japan, tried to raise participants’ awareness of what is happening in Burma under the military dictatorship. His presentation staring with the political history of Burma, detailed the political system under the military dictators and what problems the country have, such as civil wars, forced labor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) among others. Quite a few participants were shocked to know pitiful condition that the Burmese have been suffering from and at the same time moved by Dr. Min Nyo’s enthusiasm for building the democratic federal government in Burma.



The four-days seminar was fruitful enough to open participants’ eyes to the international union activities. With pledging a reunion in Nagasaki in 2010, we successfully concluded the seminar.



Here is some feedback on the seminar from the participants.



- It was so much fun! I could not only learn English but deepen exchanges with union members in other industries, which have become absolutely one of my valuable assets. Thank you for listening and trying to understand my poor English. I’ll keep studying English to speak better.



- I hadn’t expected to learn about Lithuania, India, the Philippines and Burma other than English at this seminar. The seminar provided us the opportunity to know both the importance and difficulty of communication, which means understanding the other. Also the best benefit I have gained through the seminar is that I have realized we, Japanese should not hesitate to communicate in English for fear of making mistakes.