The Burma Campaign UK also has their own Dirty List

The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) releases a new version of its Burma company database.

As part of their long-standing campaign for the full respect of human rights and workers’ rights in Burma, the ICFTU’s listed additional 36 companies operating in Burma, taking the database total to well over 400 international companies.

One of the new additions to the list is SWIFT, a financial company based in Belgium.

ICFTU accuses that SWIFT is playing an important role in propping up what they called "the Burmese dictatorship", having recently accepted four Burmese banks into its network.

The publication of company database is only a part of our campaign.We continue to put pressure thro' the International Labour Organisation.   Mr.Janek Kuczkiewicz, Director,Trade Union Rights, ICFFTU

Moreover, ICFTU says the Burmese military government is able to use SWIFT’s networks to evade the economic sanctions imposed on it by the international community, particularly sanctions imposed last year by the USA, which excludes, amongst other things, financial transactions to and from Burma in US dollars.

Another company appearing in the ICFTU’s database is Daewoo International Corporation, which has roots in South Korea, plans to operate and explore several new gas fields in Burma.

'The commercial exploitation of gas fields in Burma has traditionally been accompanied by appalling human rights violations', ICFTU says.

ICFTU is concerned that Daewoo International operations may unleash a new wave of forced labour.

The ICFTU asserts that conducting any formal business relationship in Burma benefits the Burmese military dictatorship, directly or indirectly.

BBC Burmese interviews with Mr. Janek Kuczkiewicz, Director of Trade Union Rights of the ICFTU who says "the publication of company database is only a part of our campaign. We continue to put pressure through the International Labour Organisation."