Burma Campaign UK
11.15am – 15 April 2003 The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1 British American Tobacco (BAT) shareholders arriving for their AGM tomorrow morning will be greeted by protesters wearing Burmese military uniforms and toting Rothmans cigarettes. Supporters of Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth are calling on BAT to close its factory in Burma, …
In a major embarrassment for British American Tobacco (BAT) on the eve of its AGM, 77 MPs have signed an Early Day Motion calling on the company to close the factory it owns jointly with the military dictatorship in Burma. Activists from Burma Campaign UK and Friends of the Earth will hold a protest outside …
08 Apr 2003 Share on facebook Share on twitter The Burma Campaign UK today attacked Ethical Corporation magazine for inviting British American Tobacco (BAT) to speak at a conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The conference will be held in London on Thursday 10 April. “Inviting BAT to speak at a conference on corporate responsibility …
In recent weeks Mr Tony Blair, the leader of the Labour party, sent a personal message to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (Burma) and the Burmese Democracy movement, to address the Labour party conference as a distinguished international guest. In his letter Mr Blair expressed strong support …
The Burma Campaign UK today strongly condemned Intrepid Travel for its decision to return to Burma. Intrepid Travel, an Australian travel company with offices in the UK, USA and Canada, pulled out of Burma in 1999 saying it was concerned that its presence was not only benefiting Burma’s dictatorship financially, but also amounted to a …
Protesters, wearing face masks of British American Tobacco Deputy Chairman Ken Clarke MP, will be demonstrating at BAT’s London HQ, calling on BAT to close the factory it jointly owns with Burma’s military dictatorship. Protesters will also carry placards shaped as speech bubbles quoting a letter from Ken Clarke to a constituent in which he …