YANGON - An exiled Myanmar trade union leader is calling on western brands and retailers to sever all times with garment factories in her home country to support the movement to restore democracy.
Khaing Zar Aung, president of the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM), says buyers can do nothing to help Myanmar's vulnerable garment workers and their presence only lends credibility to the country's military rulers.
She makes the same plea in an exclusive interview - from her exiled home in Germany - in the forthcoming new edition of our Ecotextile News magazine.
