MINING MACHINERY SALES IN MYANMAR MAY BE AGGRAVATING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES swedwatch.org

Major mining machinery suppliers still appear to lack adequate safeguards in their sales, two years after Swedwatch highlighted alarming environmental and human rights impacts of irresponsible jade mining in Myanmar. In a new report, Swedwatch calls again on Caterpillar Inc., Komatsu Ltd and Volvo Construction Equipment to comply with international human rights standards for doing business in high-risk areas.