The Dirty List News

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….

JJB Sports Break Promise not to Source from Burma The Burma Campaign UK today condemned JJB Sports – Britain’s largest sports retailer – for breaking a promise not to source any stock from Burma. The Burma Campaign UK has found…

Broughton Misleads Shareholders over Burma Fish Exports. BAT’s Putrid Prawns Denied Entry to the USA. An investigation by the Burma Campaign UK and Federation of Trade Unions- Burma (FTUB) has exposed the bizarre story of BAT’s trade in fish and…

The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that AIR MILES will no longer offer Orient Express’s Road to Mandalay tours in return for AIR MILES points. The Burma Campaign UK had contacted AIR MILES asking them to withdraw the promotion…

The Burma Campaign UK is celebrating today after WPP confirmed it is to close its office in Burma. WPP acquired a subsidiary in Burma – Bates Myanmar – when it won its takeover battle for Cordiant Communications. As a result…

The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed news that Intrepid Travel is suspending trips to Burma. Intrepid Travel, an Australian travel company with offices in the UK, USA and Canada, had been boycotting Burma since 1999 but in March announced it…

The Burma Campaign UK today publishes an updated version of its ‘Dirty List’ of companies whose operations are directly or indirectly helping to finance the military dictatorship in Burma. Advertising giant WPP, Ernst & Young, P&O Cruises, Deutsche Post, and…