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| Title: | | ILC 2010 (99th session):- Committee on the Application of Standards: Special Sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Provisional Record |
| Date of publication: | | June 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | A. Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of Standards...
B. Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
on the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), by Myanmar ...
C. Report of the Liaison Officer to the special sitting on Myanmar (Convention No. 29) of the
Committee on the Application of Standards, and register of cases as of 17 May 2010 ...
D. Conclusions adopted by the Committee on the Application of Standards in its special sitting to
examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of
Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) (International Labour Conference,
98th Session, June 2009)...
E. Document before the Governing Body at its 306th Session (November 2009) and conclusions
of the Governing Body...
F. Document before the Governing Body at its 307th Session (March 2010) and conclusions
of the Governing Body |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (540K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 23 June 2010 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2010 (99th session):- Committee on the Application of Standards: Special Sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29): Conclusions |
| Date of publication: | | June 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | "...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" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (66K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 23 June 2010 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2009 (98th Session): Myanmar Statement on Convention 87 |
| Date of publication: | | 09 June 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | Statement by His Excellency U Wunna Maung Lwin, Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of the Union of Myanmar at the Committee on the Application of Standards of the 98th Session of the International Labour Conference regarding Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize (Convention No. 87), Geneva, 9 June 2009 |
| Source/publisher: | | Myanmar Mission, Geneva |
| Format/size: | | pdf (69K - OBL version; 1.1MB - original) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.myanmargeneva.org/statement&speech/Statement%20Convention-87.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 June 2009 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2009 (98th session):- Committee on the Application of Standards: Special Sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Conclusions |
| Date of publication: | | 06 June 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | "...The Committee strongly urged the Government to fully implement without delay the
recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and the comments and observations of
the Committee of Experts, and in particular to:
1. take necessary steps without any further delay to bring the relevant legislative
texts, in particular the Village Act and the Towns Act, into line with
Convention No. 29;
2. amend Paragraph 15 of Chapter VHI of the new Constitution in order to bring
it into conformity with Convention No. 29;
3. ensure the total elimination of forced labour practices that were still persistent
and widespread;
4. ensure that perpetrators of forced labour, whether civil or military, were
prosecuted and punished under the Penal Code;
5. issue an authoritative statement at the highest level clearly confirming to the
people of Myanmar the Government's policy for the elimination of forced
labour and its intention to prosecute perpetrators;
6. approve a simply worded brochure in accessible languages on the functioning
of the Supplementary Understanding;
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7. eliminate the continuing problems in the physical ability of victims of forced
labour or their families to complain and immediately cease harassment,
retaliation and imprisonment of individuals who used or facilitated the use of
the complaints mechanism..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (99K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 13 June 2009 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2007 (96th session): Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Provisional Record |
| Date of publication: | | June 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | Apart from the record of the meeting, the contents of this PR appear in other links in OBL...
Contents:
A Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of Standards;
B Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
on the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29) by Myanmar;
Document D5;
C Brief summary of developments since June 2006;
D Latest developments since March 2007;
Document D6;
E Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29);
1 Document GB297/8/1
2 Document GB297/8/2
3 Document GB298/5/1
4 Document GB298/5/1(Add)
5 Document GB298/5/1(Add2)
6 Document GB298/5/2
7 Conclusions on item GB298/5 |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.13MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 16 June 2007 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2006 (95th session): Second Report of the Selection Committee (ILO action on Myanmar) |
| Date of publication: | | 15 June 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | Additional agenda item: Review of further action
that could be taken by the ILO in accordance with
its Constitution in order to: (i) effectively secure
Myanmar’s compliance with the recommendations
of the Commission of Inquiry; and (ii) ensure that
no action is taken against complainants or
their representative |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (PR3-2 & corr) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (81K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 15 June 2006 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2006 (95th session): Forced Labour in Myanmar: Special sitting of the Committee on the Application of Standards - Provisional Verbatim |
| Date of publication: | | 03 June 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "The Chairperson, in addition to the documentation before the Committee, referred to
another recent event that had been notified by the Liaison Officer a.i. (Mr. Richard
Horsey). The latter had met the Minister of Labour of Myanmar and had recommended:
suspending the current policy of prosecuting those who lodged complaints; closing the
trials and setting free persons who had lodged complaints; and fulfilling the commitments
made to the ILO to establish a credible mechanism to deal with complaints. The Minister
had undertaken to submit these recommendations to the highest authorities, but had
indicated that he could not provide any assurances as to their acceptance...
The Government representative of Myanmar (Mr. SHEIN) indicated that he
wished to confine his Government's statement to the report of the Committee of Experts,
which had identified four areas in which the Myanmar Government should take action to
address the issue at hand, namely: issuing specific and concrete instructions to the civilian
and military authorities; ensuring that the prohibition of forced labour was given wide
publicity; providing for the budgeting of adequate means for the replacement of forced or
unpaid labour; and ensuring the enforcement of the prohibition of forced labour.
With regard to the issuance of instructions by the civilian and military authorities, he
stated that..."... N.B. this document is not the official record of the meeting, and is best treated as a draft which will be modified and corrected. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (C. App./PV.1) via OBL |
| Format/size: | | pdfg (137K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 11 June 2006 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2005 (93rd session): Committee on the Application of Standards: Convention 87 - Myanmar (Provisional Record) |
| Date of publication: | | 11 June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | "...A Government representative (Mr. NYUN) stated that in Myanmar, workers were always regarded as one of the major driving forces for development. Their essential role was always recognized, their social welfare was always looked after and their rights were always protected in accordance with the law by successive Myanmar governments..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | html (34K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 16 June 2005 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2005 (93rd session): Forced Labour in Myanmar: Special sitting of the Committee on the Application of Standards - Conclusions |
| Date of publication: | | 04 June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | "...In the view of the Committee, recent developments had further confirmed the conclusion of the Governing Body at its March 2005 session that the "wait-and-see" attitude that prevailed among most members since 2001 had lost its raison d'etre and could not continue. The Committee's general view was that Governments, Employers and Workers, as well as other international organizations, should now activate and intensify the review of their relations with Myanmar that they were called upon to make under the 2000 resolution, and to urgently take the appropriate actions, including as regards foreign direct investment in all its various forms, including relations with State- or military-owned enterprises in Myanmar. In accordance with the Conclusions of the Governing Body in March, the present Conclusions should be transmitted to all those to whom the 2000 resolution was addressed. The results of such reviews should be fully reported to the Director-General so that the Governing Body could have a complete picture in November. As regards ECOSOC, it should be requested to reactivate its consideration of the item placed on its agenda in 2001 in this regard, and Members in ECOSOC should be ready to support such a move..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | html (14K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 June 2005 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2005 (93rd session): Forced Labour in Myanmar: Special sitting of the Committee on the Application of Standards - Oral statement by the World Organization Against Torture |
| Date of publication: | | 04 June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | "...Forced labour is ALWAYS cruel, inhuman and degrading and it may be considered as an act of torture per se. In Burma/Myanmar it is often accompanied by other forms of torture, including enforced displacement, rape, as well as food and health care deprivation or other ill-treatment resulting in death, and where resistance to forced labour is met, with further ill-treatment, detentions and extra-judicial executions. Furthermore, it frequently entails sexual exploitation, child labour, human minesweeping, the extortion and forced eviction of civilians, and extremely harsh labour conditions..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) |
| Format/size: | | html (21K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 June 2005 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2005 (93rd session): Special sitting on forced labour in Myanmar (Provisional Record) |
| Date of publication: | | 04 June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Committee on the Application of Standards: Provisional Verbatim record of the Special Sitting on Myanmar of 4 June 2005. Summaries of the statements by governments, workers and employers, followed by the Committee's Conclusions. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (C.App./PV.2) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (164K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 June 2005 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2005 (93rd session): Committee on the Application of Standards: Special Sitting on Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Committee on the Application of Standards: Special Sitting to examine developments
concerning the question of the observance by
the Government of Myanmar of the Forced
Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)... Part A Report of the Director-General:
I Brief summary of developments since June 2004;
II Latest developments since March 2005...
Appendix I:
(a) Letter dated 21 April from the Director-General
to the member States of the ILO;
(b) Letter dated 21 April from the Director-General
to international organizations...
Appendix II Letter dated 21 April from the Director-General
to the Myanmar Minister of Labour...
Appendix III Letter dated 21 May from the Myanmar Minister of Labour
to the Director-General...
Part B Report of the Liaison Officer ai:
I Activities of the Liaison Officer ai since March 2005;
II Developments on the concrete steps identified by the
very High-Level Team (vHLT) and the Governing Body;
III Developments on specific allegations. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (C. App./D.6_ |
| Format/size: | | pdf (167K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 June 2005 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2004 (92nd session) : Judgement of Myanmar Supreme Court (summary) |
| Date of publication: | | June 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)...
Addendum:...
The following is a concise summary of the contents of the judgement of the Myanmar Supreme Court. The full text can be made available by the Office. The judgement on the appeal of the three persons convicted of high treason contains the arguments of the defence, the prosecution and the findings of the court. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (C. App./D.5(Add.)) |
| Format/size: | | html (77K), Word (49K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/ILC2004-capp-d5-add.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 June 2004 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2004 (92nd session): Special sitting on forced labour in Myanmar (Provisional Record) |
| Date of publication: | | June 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance
by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)...
A. Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of Standards;
B. Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations on
the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) by Myanmar...
Documents D.5, D.5 (Add.) and D.5 (Add.2):
C. Brief summary of developments since June 2003; D. Latest developments since the 289th Session of the Governing Body (March 2004);
Appendices:
Letter dated 25 May 2004 from the Liaison Officer a.i. to the Myanmar Minister for Labour;
Letter dated 2 June 2004 from the Director-General to the Myanmar Minister for Labour;
Letter dated 3 June 2004 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the Director-General...
Document D.6:
E. Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced
Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29):
1. Document GB.288/5;
2. Document GB.288/5/1;
3. Document GB.289/8
4. Documents GB.289/8/1 and GB.289/8/2 |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (2.84MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 June 2004 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2004 (92nd Session): Special Sitting on Myanmar - Letter from the Myanmar Ambassador regarding the High Treason case |
| Date of publication: | | June 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | Committee on the Application of Standards...
Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)...
Addendum:
Letter dated 3 June 2004 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the Director-General:
Dear Mr. Director-General,
I refer to my letter of 24 May 2004 and your letter of 2 June 2004, addressed to His Excellency U Tin Winn, Minister for Labour. In this connection, I should like to inform you as follows:..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (C. App./D.5(Add.2)) |
| Format/size: | | html (69K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 June 2004 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2003: Discussion on Myanmar regarding Convention No. 87: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, 1948 |
| Date of publication: | | 19 June 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | International Labour Conference, Ninety-first Session, Geneva, 2003:
extract from Provisional Record 24, Pt 2 -- Committee on the Application of Standards...
"The Committee noted the statements by the Government representative and the discussion which followed. It recalled that the Committee had discussed this serious case on many occasions in the last ten years and that its latest conclusions had been included in a special paragraph because of the continued failure of the Government to apply the Convention.
Notwithstanding, the Committee was once again obliged to note the lack of real progress towards the establishment of a legislative framework for the creation of free and independent organizations. The Committee profoundly deplored the persistence of serious discrepancies between national legislation and the provisions of the Convention which had been ratified almost 50 years ago. The Committee regretted that the information provided by the Government on the existence of workers' associations had not solved the problems raised by the Committee of Experts towards implementing the Convention.
Concerned about the total lack of progress towards implementing this Convention, the Committee strongly insisted once again that the Government urgently adopt the necessary measures and mechanisms for guaranteeing, both in law and in practice, the right of workers and employers to affiliate themselves with the organizations of their own choosing, without previous authorization, and the right for these organizations to affiliate themselves with federations, confederations and international organizations without the interference of state authorities. The Committee emphasized that respect for civil liberties was crucial for the exercise of freedom of association and therefore urged the Government to take the necessary measures so that workers and employers could exercise the rights guaranteed by the Convention in a climate of full security and in the absence of threats or fear. Furthermore, the Committee urged the Government to provide the Committee of Experts, next year, with all relevant draft legislation and existing legislation so that it could be studied, and to provide a detailed report on the concrete measures taken to ensure improved compliance with the Convention. The Committee expressed the firm hope it would be able to note significant progress next year.
The Committee decided to include its conclusions in a special paragraph in its report. It also decided to mention this case as a case of continued failure to apply the Convention..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | html (41K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2003: Special sitting on forced labour in Myanmar (Provisional Record) |
| Date of publication: | | 19 June 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | International Labour Conference,
Provisional Record part three,
Ninety-first Session, Geneva, 2003...
Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the observance
by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)..
A. Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of Standards;
B. Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations on
the observance of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) by Myanmar;
Document D.5;
C. Brief summary of developments since June 2002;
D. Developments since the 286th Session of the Governing Body (March 2003);
E. Appendix: Joint Government of the Union of Myanmar-ILO Plan of Action for the Elimination of
Forced Labour Practices in Myanmar.
Annexes (4):
Document D.6...
F. Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced
Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29):
1. Document GB.285/4;
2. Documents GB.285/4(Add.) and GB.285/4(Add.2);
G. Extracts from document GB.285/PV: Minutes of the discussion at the 285th Session (November 2002) of
the Governing Body of developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of
Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29);
H. Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced
Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29):
1. Document GB.286/6 (March 2003);
2. Document GB.286/6/1 (March 2003);
3. Documents GB.286/6/1 (Add.) and GB.286/6/1(Add.2);
I. Extracts from document GB.286/PV: Minutes of the discussion at the 286th Session (March 2003) of the
Governing Body of developments concerning the questionof the observance by the Government of
Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29). |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (448K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2003: Committee on the Application of Standards - Special sitting on forced labour in Burma/Myanmar (Conclusions) |
| Date of publication: | | 07 June 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | International Labour Conference, C. App./PV.1...
91st Session, Geneva, June 2003...
Commkittee on the Application of Standards...
"The Committee recalled that its debate was taking place at a moment when the international community was deeply concerned at the events which were occurring in Myanmar, namely the incommunicado detention of the leadership of the National League for Democracy, in particular its General Secretary, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the alleged killing and disappearance of an unknown number of people. In this connection, a number of speakers expressed their concern at the personal situation of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and asked that she immediately be released. These events, and the resulting climate of uncertainty and fear, called seriously into question the will and ability of the authorities to make significant progress in the elimination of forced labour. The Committee requested the Government representative to convey its profound concern to his Government..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | html (14K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 13 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2003: Committee on the Application of Standards - Special sitting on forced labour in Burma/Myanmar (report) |
| Date of publication: | | 07 June 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | 7 June 2003
"Today the Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labour Conference held its third special sitting on forced labour in Burma/Myanmar. A number of government, worker and employer delegates spoke, as did one non-governmental organization (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture - OMCT)..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Burma Peace Foundation |
| Format/size: | | html (9K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2003, Committee on the Application of Standards, Convention 29 Special Sitting on forced labour in Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | June 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | International Labour Conference, 91st Session...
Special sitting to examine developments
concerning the question of the observance
by the Government of Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)...
Contents:
I. Brief summary of developments since June 2002;
II. Developments since the 286th Session of the Governing Body (March 2003).
Appendix: Joint Government of the Union of Myanmar-ILO Plan of Action for the
Elimination of Forced Labour Practices in Myanmar
Annexes:
A. Introductory note;
B. Plan of Action for the Elimination of Forced Labour Practices in Myanmar;
C. Formal Understanding on the Facilitator;
D. Formal Understanding on the Pilot Region. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | html (162K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2002: Special sitting on forced labour in Myanmar (Provisional Record) plus supporting documents |
| Date of publication: | | 20 June 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | International Labour Conference.
Provisional Record.
Ninetieth Session, Geneva, 2002.
Special sitting to examine developments concerning the question of the
observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour
Convention, 1930 (No. 29).
Contents: e
A. Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of
Standards;
B. Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of
Conventions and Recommendations on the observance of the Forced Labour
Convention, 1930 (No. 29) by Myanmar;
C. Other developments concerning the question of the observance by the
Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29);
D. Report of the High-Level Team (Governing Body documents GB.282/4
and GB./282/4/Appendices);
E. Minutes of the discussion in the Governing Body (at its 282nd
Session) on developments concerning the question of the observance by
the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.
29) (Governing Body document GB.282/PV);
F. Report of the ILO technical cooperation mission to Myanmar (19-25
February 2002) (Governing Body document GB.283/5/2);
G. Further developments following the return of the ILO technical
cooperation mission (Governing Body document GB.283/5/3). |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | N.B. The report is in 2 PDF files (329K, 628K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc90/pdf/pr-28p3cont.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | June 2002 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2001, 89th Session: Discussion in Plenary |
| Date of publication: | | 21 June 2001 |
| Description/subject: | | Discussion in Plenary of the report of the Committee on the Application of Standards, Part 3 of which is the report of the Special Sitting on Myanmar. The discussion includes some brief words on Burma, by the Reporter of the Committee, Ms Wiklund (Govt., Sweden), the Employer Delegate Mr Wisskirchen (Germany) and the Worker Delegate, Mr Cortebeek. The report also contains a statement by Mr Mya Than, the Myanmar Permanent Representative in Geneva. Scroll down for the references. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2001: Special sitting on forced labour in Myanmar (Provisional Record) plus supporting documents |
| Date of publication: | | 21 June 2001 |
| Description/subject: | | Provisional Record 19 (Part 3). Committee on the Application of Standards. Special sitting concerning the application by Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), in application of the resolution adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 88th (2000) Session. The document contains: A. Record of the discussion in the Committee on the Application of Standards; B.Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations; C.Documents GB.280/6, and (Add. 1) and (Add. 2) under item 6 of the agenda of the Governing Body at its 280th Session (March 2001): "Developments concerning the question of the observance by theGovernment of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)"; D. Provision minutes of the discussion of this item; E.Developments since the 280th Session of the Governing Body (March 2001): Arrangements for an objective assessment of the situation of forced labour following measures taken by the Myanmar Government. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (103K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | International Labour Conference 2000 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | (Useful overview and analysis) "Burma Debate" issue on ILC 2000: "Dancing with the Generals - The ILO Technical Cooperation Mission to Burma" (Mary Pack); Interviews with Lord Bill Brett, Mr. Rolf Thusing,
H.E. Ambassador Asda Jayanama & Mr. Andrew Samet; ASEAN's ["alternative"] Proposal and the Compromise text - excerpts from the discussion in the Selection Committee; the text of the resolution and the result of the record vote. |
| Author/creator: | | Mary Pack |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "Burma Debate" Vol. VII No. 1 |
| Format/size: | | Spring/Summer issue. Undated, but probably July/August 2000 |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2000, 88th Session: Report of the Selection Committee |
| Date of publication: | | 09 June 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Provisional Record 6-4: Report of the Selection Committee.
"Measures recommended by the Governing Body under article 33 of the Constitution – Implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the Commission of Inquiry
entitled Forced Labour in Myanmar (Burma)".
This is the key debate in the ILC adoption of the measures on Burma which have been widely interpreted as implying sanctions. The draft resolution (enclosed in the report) submitted by the Selection Committee was endorsed by the Conference Plenary. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2000, 88th Session: Plenary, results of the record vote |
| Date of publication: | | June 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Vote on the resolution concerning the measures recommended by the Governing Body under Article 33 of the Constitution with respect to Myanmar. Record of the votes by the Government, Worker and Employer delegates. (For: 257; Against: 41; Abstentions: 31; Quorum: 271). By this resolution, the ILC adopted the measures widely interpreted as implying sanctions against Myanmar (to be triggered in November 2000 unless the Governing Body were satisfied that the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry had been adequately fulfilled. This did not occur, and the measures came into force on 30 November 2000). |
| Language: | | English, Francais, Espanol |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 2000, 88th Session: Report of the ILO technical cooperation mission to Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | June 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Provisional Record 8. Report of the ILO technical cooperation mission to Myanmar, 23-27 May 2000.
The Mission's Conclusions (extract): "...Firstly, the mission believes that the Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations could be satisfied in a coherent and practical
way if a comprehensive framework of legislative, executive, and administrative measures were adopted:
i.rendering all practices constituting forced labour in the sense of Convention No. 29 illegal under national law, and
ensuring that all legislative provisions in force that permit the imposition of forced labour are repealed or appropriately
amended;
ii.giving specific instructions to the state authorities, and notably to the responsible military authorities, regarding the
consequences to be drawn from the above as regards the various forms of work mentioned in the Commission’s report,
and monitoring their application, so that in practice no forced or compulsory labour is imposed by any authority;
iii.informing the entire population adequately and completely about the above measures as well as the penalties applicable
pursuant to section 374 of the Penal Code to all those imposing forced labour; and taking concrete action to ensure that
these penalties are strictly applied in practice.
Secondly, as the Myanmar authorities were told by the mission, the Office could certainly help formulate and implement such a
framework if the Government’s commitment to take expeditious action to this effect was made sufficiently clear in the eyes of
the Conference..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc88/pdf/pr-8.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | ILC 1999, 87th Session: Resolution on the widespread use of forced labour in Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | June 1999 |
| Description/subject: | | International Labour Conference, 87th Session, June 1999. An important step in the ILO action on Burma, in which the ILC resolved that "the Government of Myanmar should cease to benefit from any technical cooperation or assistance from
the ILO, except for the purpose of direct assistance to implement immediately the recommendations of the
Commission of Inquiry, until such time as it has implemented the said recommendations;" and that
"the Government of Myanmar should henceforth not receive any invitation to attend meetings, symposia
and seminars organized by the ILO, except such meetings that have the sole purpose of securing immediate and
full compliance with the said recommendations, until such time as it has implemented the recommendations of the
Commission of Inquiry." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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