Companies with military ties are reportedly making arrangements with Myanmar’s junta to ensure their staff are exempt from conscription into the army, Myanmar Now has learned.
Heads of industrial zones in Yangon held an alleged recent meeting with the junta-appointed chief minister for the region, coming to an agreement that “important” employees from the sites would not be recruited into the military.
A member of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) told Myanmar Now earlier this month that the military had demonstrated some flexibility towards these employers since announcing the reinforcement of the country’s dormant conscription law in February.
“The chairpersons of the industrial zones said after the meeting that we shouldn’t be too worried about the conscription law and that it was negotiable and that there would be exemptions,” the individual said.
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