Myanmar is a high-risk environment from a business and human rights perspective. Pockets of the country constitute some of the most complex environments in the world; one example is the mineral rich Kachin state in the northern part of the country, home to “the world’s longest running civil war”. The Myanmar military and the ethnic armed group the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have for decades engaged in a territorial dispute in Kachin state, profiting from hundreds of millions of dollars from the trade of a single mineral: jade.

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Report of the Global Solutions Forum: Acting together to end child labour in agriculture – concrete experiences and successful practices shared on 2-3 November 2021
Guidance

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Guidance

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TAGS: Asia
OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains
Guidance

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Guidance

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TAGS: Asia