Myanmar: Mining Workshop for Civil Society Leaders in Myanmar

Dec 12, 2014 | Cecile Medail, Earth Rights International
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Rapid development in mining in Myanmar is putting communities at risk. Pollution, inhumane business and labor practices, and violence are some of the many issues affecting communities and civil society leaders. With the support of Trocaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, the EarthRights School Myanmar Alumni Program organized a six day workshop on mining in Yangon, Myanmar. The purpose of this workshop is to empower our civil society leaders working on mining issues and to equip them to help vulnerable communities protect their lands and their environment. More than a dozen alumni joined the workshop, including three alumni from our Health and EarthRights Training (HEART), a joint program between EarthRights International and the Mae Tao Clinic. For security reasons, our alumni have chosen to remain anonymous.