Burma Campaign UK
The Burma Campaign UK today said it was astonished and appalled by the European Unions feeble response to the brutal crackdown on Burma’s democracy movement. “I cannot believe it has taken the EU six days since the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi to come up with such a limp response”, said John Jackson, Director …
In the wake of the arrest of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burma Sanctions Coalition today called for Britain and the EU to immediately impose investment sanctions against Burma. The coalition, whose members include Burma Campaign UK, Friends of the Earth, The Co-operative Bank, UNISON, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, are calling for …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by clothing retailer Bonmarché that it has stopped sourcing clothes from Burma. The Burma Campaign UK is in the process of contacting all major clothing retailers as it compiles a ‘dirty list’ of those sourcing from Burma. Bonmarché made its decision after being contacted by the Burma …
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned British American Tobacco (BAT) for giving out misleading information that exaggerated the level of the poverty wages paid to its factory workers in Burma by 86 percent. When challenged by the Burma Campaign UK to verify the wages paid, BAT issued figures claiming that its lowest paid workers could …
Europe’s sixth largest travel company, Kuoni Travel, today announced that it would pull out Burma and that it will not return until democracy is restored. The move follows pressure from The Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth and increases pressure on those UK companies still collaborating with the military regime, such as Orient …
Kuoni – Europe’s sixth largest travel company – has announced it will stop operating in Burma at the end of this year. The company has been on a ‘dirty list’ of companies in Burma published by the Burma Campaign UK. Sue Biggs, Managing Director of Kuoni, told the Burma Campaign UK: “As a result of …