Appendix 6
Summary of Consultations with JICA
Date
07/03/2013

15/10/2013

TypeLetterMeeting

Addressees/Participants• Mr. Akihiko TANAKA, President ofJapan International Cooperation
Agency• Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, Minister ofForeign Affairs of Japan• Mr. Toshimitsu MOTEGI, Minister ofEconomy, Trade and Industry of Japan• Mr. Taro ASO, Minister of Finance ofJapan• U Set Aung, Chairman, Thilawa
Special Economic Zone Management
Committee

Subject
A written response to the February 14, 2013eviction order, which did not include
information about where villagers should
move to, and the problematic meeting withthe Yangon Regional Government (YRG)
and police officers in which farmers werecriticized as“squatters.”

Sent by 13 villagers from 6 villages: Ahlwan
Sut, Thida Myaing, Aye Mya Thida, Phaya
Kone, Shwe Pyi Thar Yar and Tat Yar Kone
• Mr. Yasushi TANAKA, Director
Items discussed included:
General, Private Sector Partnership• The necessity for villagers toand Finance Department, JICA
meaningfully participate in decision• Mr. Masahiko TANAKA,
making processes of the project andrepresentative officer of Yangon office
the resettlement and compensationplans
Met in Yangon with 19 members of the• The importance of transparency andThilawa Social Development Group (twoinformation disclosure
from 400 ha and the others from 2,000 ha)• The necessity for compensation forResponse
No response

JICA said theywould not be able
to meet again as
the villagers
requested, andwould meet withthem only in theevent of urgent
matterslandCompliance with JICA’s Guidelines
and Myanmar law• Resettlement and compensation plan
• Agreement documents forresettlement and compensation• Construction of new port in Bay Paukarea• Intimidation against the villageleaders
Following up on the October 15, 2013
No response
meeting with JICA staff in Yangon, this letter
expressed in writing the group’s concerns
about the relocation and compensation
procedures, and about the likelihood that theirlivelihoods would deteriorate under thecompensation arrangements. The letter also
outlined specific aspects that failed to comply
with JICA’s Guidelines.
•29/10/2013

LetterMr. Akihiko TANAKA, President, JICA
Copied to:• Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Japan• Each examiner for the Objection
Procedures on JICA’s Guidelines• Each member of the advisorycommittee for JICA’s Environmentaland Social Considerations
Sent by the Thilawa Social Development
Group27/01/2014

LetterMr. Akihiko TANAKA, President, JICA
Copied to:• Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, Minister ofForeign Affairs of JapanThe letter included testimonies from 3villagers who had experienced coercion in theprocess of signing the relocation andcompensation agreement.
Following up on October 29, 2013 letter,No response
asking for response to concerns andrequesting a meeting with senior
representatives of the Yangon office incharge of the Thilawa SEZ Project.

••05/02/2014

LetterEach examiner for the Objection
Procedures on JICA’s Guidelines
Each member of the advisorycommittee for JICA’s Environmental
and Social Considerations

Sent by the Thilawa Social Development
Group
Mr. Akihiko TANAKA, President, JICA
Copied to:• Mr. Fumiko KISHIDA, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Japan• Each examiner for the Objection
Procedures on JICA’s Guidelines• Each member of the advisorycommittee for JICA’s Environmental
and Social Consideration

07/04/2014

LetterSent by the Thilawa Social Development
Group
Mr. Akihiko TANAKA, President, JICA
Copied to:• Mr. Fumiko KISHIDA, Minister ofForeign Affairs of Japan• Each examiner for the Objection
Procedures on JICA’s Guidelines• Each member of the advisory committee

Requesting a reply to the previous letter andexpressing continuous concerns about theproject.

No response

Requesting urgent meeting with JICA
Operation Department concerning serious
problems in violation of the JICA Guidelines.

On April 28, a
staff from JICA'sYangon officecalled U Mya
Hlaing to say that
the Thilawa SEZ
ManagementCommittee wasfor JICA’s Environmental and Social
Consideration
Sent by the Thilawa Social Development
Group30/4/2014

LetterMr. Akihiko TANAKA, President, JICA
Copied to:• Mr. Fumiko KISHIDA, Minister ofForeign Affairs of Japan• Each examiners for the Objection
Procedures on JICA’s Guidelines• Each member of the advisory committeefor JICA’s Environmental and Social
Consideration

29/05/2014

LetterSent by the Thilawa Social Development
GroupMr. Masahiko TANAKA, Chief
Representative, JICA Myanmar Office
Copied to:• Mr. Akihiko TANAKA, President, JICA
• Mr. Fumiko KISHIDA, Minister ofForeign Affairs of Japan• Each examiners for the Objection
Procedures on JICA’s Guidelines

Following-up on the April 28, 2014 phone
call, requesting a written response. The letter
also requested an explanation about how thecurrent situation of the villagers affected bythe Phase 1 of the SEZ Project wascomplying with the JICA’s Guidelines.

Letter in response to phone call from JICA's
Yangon office on May 28, 2014, inviting theThilawa Social Development Group
representatives to a meeting. The
representatives thanked JICA for theinvitation, but due to their tight scheduleahead of their trip to Japan, they requested toschedule the meeting in Tokyo during theirtrip, or upon their return to Yangon.

following JICA’s
Guidelines, andthat she had notheard that JICA’s
staff wereplanning to meetthe villagers.
No response

JICA'srepresentativefrom the Yangon
office followedup by phone call,providing therepresentatives
with theircounterpart in• Each member of the Advisory
Committee for JICA’s Environmental
and Social Consideration
Sent by the Thilawa Social Development
Group

Tokyo’s phone
number to set up ameeting during
their trip.