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Myanmar’s military overthrew the democratically elected civilian government via a coup d’état on 1 February 2021, declaring a state of emergency and transferring all executive, legislative and judicial authorities to the State Administration Council (SAC), an authoritarian military-run administrative organisation led by armed forces commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing. This report provides the findings of a sectoral assessment of the context and current situation with respect to responsible business conduct, and specifically human rights, linked to the export-oriented garment sector in Myanmar. Focusing on human rights risks linked to the Myanmar garment sector value chain exporting to Europe and the United Kingdom, the assessment covers the period following the military coup d’état, i.e. 1 February 2021 to July 2022. It sheds light on severe human rights and labour rights risks to workers and forms of support to the military linked to the export-oriented garment sector.