Report of the High-Level Team (Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)). Contents: Establishment of the High-Level Team. Mandate of the HLT. Programme and method of assessment and its limitations. Findings: Findings as regards formal steps taken pursuant to the Orders; Background guidance provided by the Committee of Experts in its 2001 report as regards steps still required; Steps taken with regard to the issuance of additional instructions, including to the military; Dissemination of information to those concerned, including the general population; Action with regard to the enforcement of the Orders; Legislative and institutional background; The realities of enforcement; Findings as regards the impact on the realities of forced labour of the steps taken to implement the Orders. Identification of obstacles to the more effective eradication of forced labour; The "self-reliance" policy of the army; The uncertainty as regards substitute financial/practical arrangements; Institutional obstacles. The way forward: How to overcome the obstacles and ensure sustainable progress towards the elimination of forced labour in Myanmar: Economic modernization; Consistent political will; The engagement of the international community. Conclusions.