U.N
Security Council Urged To Act on Burma
2005-09-21
We
members of Myanmar Industries Association, were much surprised
to hear about
the allegation made by Former Czech President H.E. Vaclav Havel
and retired South African
archbishop , peace-loving Nobel-prize Lauriat, Hon. Desmond
Tutu calling for the United
Nations Security Council to step in and demand democratic change
in military-ruled Burma
(now Myanmar) citing a steady worsening of conditions. This
call for actions was heard in the
Radio free Asia broadcast in English on 29th September 2005.
All
the allegations made by them are not true. In fact, despite
the hostile attitudes of
some of the countries led by the U.S. Myanmar's economy is developing
at a fast pace. In
the industrial sector, Myanmar' Industries are not only growing
in number but also producing
more and more varieties of produce of high quality. Today there
are more than 80,000
private industries giving employment to workers in millions.
The industrials sector had shown
23.5 percent growth in the year 2004-2005. The government is
actively developing
hydropower resources and other energy resources including oil
and gas in order to
encourage the development of industries. The government recent
assistance to three
industrial zones to establish large scale iron and steel foundry
projects is concrete example of
the development of industries in the private sector leading
towards new and modern
technology and creation of employment. This
example and many others prove that steps are being taken all
rounds to create
employment opportunities and reduce poverty. There are many
in stance which can prove
that the call for UN action against Myanmar is unjustified.
Myanmar Industries Association
Yangon, Myanmar.
In
1996 Government of the Union of Myanmar enacted
the Private Industrial Enterprise Law (Law No.22/29
dated 26-10-1990) with the result that a large
number of small scale industries had emerged to
get themselves registered under that law with
the Directorate of Industrial Supervision and
Inspection of the Ministry of Industry (1).
