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"...The Committee called for the strengthening of the capacity
available to the ILO Liaison Officer to assist the
Government in addressing all of the recommendations of
the Commission of Inquiry, and to ensure the effectiveness
of the operation of the complaints mechanism, particularly
in respect of the urgent issuance of an entry visa
for an additional international professional as a priority
and without delay.
The Committee specifically called on the Government
of Myanmar to take every opportunity, including
through the continued use of all of the available forums,
to increase the awareness of the people (the civil and
military authorities as well as the general public) as to
the law against the use of forced labour, to their rights
and responsibilities under that law and of the availability
of the complaints mechanism as a means of exercising
those rights. An authoritative statement at the highest
level would be a significant step in this regard.
The Committee regretted with serious concern the
continued human rights violations in Myanmar, including
the detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The Committee
urged her immediate release as well as that of
other political prisoners and labour activists.
The Committee called on the Government to investigate,
without further delay, the allegations of forced labour
orders and similar documents which had been
submitted to the Committee of Experts and encouraged
the Government to communicate to the Committee of
Experts, for its next session, its findings and any consequential
concrete actions taken. The Committee expected
to be in a position to take note of significant developments
at the next session of the Conference"
Source/publisher:
International Labour Office
Date of Publication:
2010-06-00
Date of entry:
2010-06-23
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- Individual Documents
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English
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