Total in Burma : the yadana pipeline project

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Presentation by Total of the Yadana gas development project and the supporting Socio-Economic Program in Burma. Total also responds to criticism of its presence in a country whose military regime shows little concern for human rights and where forced labor has not been eradicated.

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The Socio-Economic Program

Protection of Human Rights

Local Socio-Economic Initiatives

National Socio-Economic Initiatives

A Positive Impact on the Country


		Job creation and technology transfer



		Development in the pipeline region



		Development of Myanmar



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			Collaborative for Development Action (CDA)


	Development in the pipeline region

One of the objectives of Total's Code of Conduct is to ensure that the Group's projects enhance the lives of the people living in the zone concerned. Surveys in the pipeline region have shown that the Yadana project has brought about improvements in the quality of life of over 50,000 villagers that include:

Access to free health care for the entire population and a dramatic decline in the leading causes of death.

Better educational opportunities and conditions for all children.

Construction of all-season infrastructure to facilitate communication in the area.

Significant agricultural development focused on crop cultivation, livestock breeding and fishing.

Eradication of forced labor.

Total's socioeconomic development program was planned and implemented with respect for traditional customs and practices. The debate on how to pursue the initiative has stimulated fresh ideas, among which the creation of marketing and trading channels for surplus products, the introduction of new crops, assistance in meeting energy requirements, the creation of new job opportunities for young people who are now better qualified and the design of structures allowing even the poorest people in the project area to benefit from its development.