Amer Group continues marketing sporting goods in Burma

Openly defying ILO recommendations

(Helsinki 04.11.2002 - Juhani Artto) At the end of October the ICFTU publicised an updated list of foreign enterprises trading in Burma. This list seeks to pressure enterprises to discontinue investment and business relations in Burma, as recommended by the International Labour Organisation - ILO.

The list includes one enterprise based in Finland: Amer Group. Amer is on the list because this company has continued marketing sporting goods in Burma. Just before the updated list was published a representative of the company confirmed that despite the ILO recommendation it still prefers to retain a sales representative of its Wilson brand goods in Burma. The argument offered was that the enterprise seeks to offer sporting goods to all people, regardless of homeland, religion or political opinion.

For further details of these Amer Group operations see the Amer Sports website.

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Database of foreign companies with business links to Burma (ICFTU - Global Unions)