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Companies refusing to disclose if they source clothes from Burma are today named and shamed by the Burma Campaign UK. Click here to read the report 41 clothing retailers have ignored repeated requests to disclose whether they source clothes from…

A new report by the Burma Campaign UK reveals most major high street retailers are now boycotting Burma. The report – Coming Clean, British Clothing Retailers and Burma – names ninety-nine major high street brands that refuse to source clothing from Burma…

MTV Networks Europe is set to launch a powerful continuation of it’s on air campaign urging the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the Burmese Democratic Movement. Following on from Aung San Suu Kyi being announced winner of…

The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that the Railway Touring Company will no longer operate tours to Burma. The company had featured on a ‘Dirty List’ published by the Burma Campaign UK. The Railway Touring Company is the 7th…

The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed confirmation from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) that it has pulled out of Burma. PwC had featured on a ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly funding the regime in Burma, which is published by the Burma…

CAMPAIGN SUCCESS IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR The Burma Campaign UK and Federation of Trade Unions (Burma) are celebrating today’s news that British American Tobacco (BAT) is to pull out of Burma. The two organisations launched a global campaign to…

The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that Italian sportswear giant Kappa have stopped sourcing clothes from Burma. Kappa – makers of the Tottenham Hotspur and Welsh national football team kits – had been the target of a boycott campaign…

Unions make formal complaint that BAT’s Burma factory breaches OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The International Union of Foodworkers (IUF), supported by Amicus MSF, which represents BAT’s workers in the UK, has made a complaint to the Department for Trade…

JJB Sports Boycott Called Off The Burma Campaign UK welcomed news that JJB Sports – Britain’s largest sports retailer – is withdrawing stock manufactured in Burma and implementing a strict policy to ensure no new stock will be manufactured there….

As Aung San Suu Kyi returns to house arrest for the third time, the Burma Campaign UK calls for increased pressure on the military dictatorship. “We are relieved that Aung San Suu Kyi is recovering well after surgery,” said Yvette…