MTV launches campaign calling for release of Aung San Suu Kyi
December 1, 2003
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...
Railway Touring Co. Drops Burma
November 28, 2003
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...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Pull Out Of Burma
November 27, 2003
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...
VICTORY! – BAT PULL OUT OF BURMA
November 6, 2003
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...
Kappa pull out of Burma
October 10, 2003
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...
BAT face DTI Investigation into Burma Factory
October 1, 2003
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...
JJB Sports Withdraw Burma Stock
September 26, 2003
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...
Groundhog Day for Suu Kyi
September 26, 2003
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...
JJB Sports and Kappa face Boycott over Burma Links
September 25, 2003
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...
Something Fishy at British American Tobacco (BAT)
September 3, 2003
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...