"Document GB.300/8 has reported on the application of the Supplementary Understanding (SU) signed between the ILO and the Government of Myanmar on 26 February 2007 up to the end of September 2007. As this addendum reports on the period from 1 October 2007, it also covers the period following the civil unrest. In particular, it attempts to assess the impact of recent events on the application of the SU. At the time of writing, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Myanmar, Mr Ibrahim Gambari, was still in the country addressing the issues raised by the international community. The Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar, Mr Sergio Pinheiro, was due to arrive on 11 November 2007, following the Government of Myanmar’s agreeing to receive a visit from him prior to the ASEAN summit. As of 7 November 2007, 56 complaints had been recorded as received by the Liaison Officer. Four new cases have been received since the end of September. An updated copy of the register of cases will be made available to this session of the Governing Body. During the period 20 September to 10 October (the civil protest period) no complaints were received. It is probable that persons who have been involved in transmitting complaints have been discouraged, or detracted, by the public protest activity and the measures taken by the Government to counter the protests. The four new complaints that have been recently received are of a different nature than the previous general pattern. One is an allegation of forced labour directly resulting from the protest activities and concerns the authorities’ requirement for ready access to bus transport to meet their potential need for rapid deployment of personnel. One relates to an alleged breach of article 9 of the SU through the detention and harassment of persons involved in the making and facilitation of forced labour complaints. Two allegations concern the forced military recruitment of minors. These complaints have been assessed by the Liaison Officer, in the manner foreseen by the SU, and referred to the responsible Government Working Group for investigation and appropriate action. Their receipt has been acknowledged, and responses are duly awaited. The Liaison Officer has also recently..."