Civil Disobedience Movement Archives - The International Campaign for the Rohingya

Let’s build our movement for Myanmar

August 2, 2021 by Simon Billenness

If we work together, we can help the people of Myanmar Just hours after the military coup in Myanmar, we stepped up and organized petitions to President Biden. Next week, we are helping to organize lobby days in Washington, DC, for the introduction of the new Burma Bills. We never let up in supporting Myanmar’s … Read more

Tell Apparel Brands to Support the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Myanmar

March 22, 2021March 11, 2021 by internationalorhingyacampaign

For Immediate Release: 11 March 2021 Today, 40 human and labor rights organizations published an open letter calling on the apparel brands sourcing from Myanmar to act to end the intimidation of workers engaged in peaceful pro-democracy protests as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM). On February 1st, the military executed a coup against … Read more

Open Letter to Apparel Brands Sourcing From Myanmar: Ensure Protection of Worker Rights

March 22, 2021March 9, 2021 by internationalorhingyacampaign

We write to you as brands that have ramped up sourcing from Myanmar over the past ten years. That decade has seen huge steps forward for both international business and workers’ rights in Myanmar. In particular, we appreciate the efforts of brands to promote workers’ rights standards that include the promotion of workplace health and … Read more