Kontakt oss
22 03 31 50
post@framtiden.no

Kontakt oss

Telefon: 22 03 31 50
E-post: post@framtiden.no
Økernveien 94, 0579 Oslo

Støtt arbeidet vårt

Liker du arbeidet Framtiden i våre hender gjør? Med din støtte kan vi gjøre enda mer.
Bli medlem nå!

Stopp sløsepolitikken!
Skal vi bekjempe klima- og naturkrisa må vi bekjempe overforbruket!
Støtt kravene!

Vi jobber for en rettferdig verden i økologisk balanse

Instagram Youtube

Editorial: Triumph and defeat

In 1997, prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik decided to take Aung San Suu Kyi seriously and called on the Norwegian business world not to have trade relations with Burma. The prime minister has since often been critisised for not going further: Introducing a formal boycott of Burma.
Artikkelen er mer enn to år gammel. Ting kan ha endret seg.
In 1997, prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik decided to take Aung San Suu Kyi seriously and called on the Norwegian business world not to have trade relations with Burma. The prime minister has since often been critisised for not going further: Introducing a formal boycott of Burma.

Regardless of point of view, the veteran-politician is to be credited for putting Burma on the agenda. It is reasonable to assume that it was he who laid the groundworks for Norwegian Church Aid "Throw out Burma-clothing"-campaign. It is this battle who now is crowned with a little victory: The lingerie-giant Triumph is closing down it's garment factory in Burma.

In the haze of victory it is easy to forget about the still ongoing and even increasing imports of Burma products in clothing stores. Even more important, Aung San Suu Kyi is still sitting in house-arrest, nearly twelve years after she was democratically elected. Still, the prime minister's continuing focus, last out-spoken in a meeting with president Jiang Zemin during a visit to China in january, give grounds for hope. Hope that Bondevik never forgets!

Norwatch Newsletter 1-2/02