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22 Mar 2005

Author:
Dan Stormer, AFP

Unocal settlement with Myanmar villagers finalised

US oil giant Unocal and a group of villagers who accused it of condoning slave labour while building a key gas pipeline in Myanmar said they had finalised a settlement of the case...Both sides in the dispute declined to say how much the out-of-court settlement would cost Unocal...In a statement...Unocal said it "reaffirms its principle that the company respects human rights in all of its activities and commits to enhance its educational programs to further this principle."

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