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Unocal under pressure over Myanmar

Date: 3 Sep 2003

Chief financial officers from New York and California have called upon Unocal to withdraw from Myanmar or clearly state that the company operates in line with human rights guarantees.

California Treasurer Phil Angelides and New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi told Unocal officials Tuesday during a face-to-face meeting that the company should justify to shareholders why it continues to operate in the country.

Unocal is currently fighting a class action lawsuit from 18 farmers accusing the company of complicity in human rights abuses conducted by security forces during the construction of the Yadana pipeline.

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