VOA Burmese interviews Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, about our new gems campaign.
BCUK has written to 40 of the biggest and highest profile jewellery retailers in the UK asking them to demonstrate that the gems they sell are not sourced from Burma/Myanmar in ways which help fund the Burmese military. One retailer, TJC, has already replied, and BCUK welcomes its decision to withdraw Burmese rubies from sale.