Major beer maker joint venture pay dividends to Myanmar military for many years? September 11 18:41
The international human rights group Amnesty International has announced that a Myanmar company, which is a joint venture of a major Japanese beer maker, has been pointed out to be involved in the persecution of the minority Rohingya people. We have compiled a report that states that we have paid dividends for many years.
According to a report released on the 10th, Myanmar's major complex company "Myanmar Economic Holdings" has been a huge amount of money for Myanmar military units and commanders who have been shareholders for many years since it was established in 1990. The dividend was paid, including troops allegedly involved in the persecution of the Rohingya minority.
The major conglomerate is a beer joint venture with Japan's leading beer maker Kirin Holdings, and Amnesty International is seeking to break the partnership.
In response, Kirin Holdings explained that it had a contract on the condition that the profits of the joint venture were not used for military purposes, and said that "it is totally unacceptable for the profits to be used for military purposes", and investigated the facts. It means that we are proceeding with.
Kirin Holdings has a policy of proceeding with examinations including a review of the contents of the joint venture based on the survey results, and the problems surrounding the Rohingya may affect the business strategies of Japanese companies.