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Union Minister for Labour & for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement receives French Ambassador

October 12th, 2011

NAY PYI TAW, 11 Oct- Union Minister for Labour and for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Aung Kyi received French Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Thierry Mathou at the Labour Ministry, here, at 3 pm today. They discussed progress in democratization process in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, cooperation with organizations at home [...]

Supplementary Understanding for the elimination of forced labour in Myanmar extended

July 12th, 2011

The Government of the Union of Myanmar and the International Labour Office (ILO) today extended the Supplementary Understanding on the treatment of complaints regarding forced labour for a further twelve months. This Supplementary Understanding supports the application of existing laws prohibiting the use of forced labour in Myanmar. It provides a complaints’ mechanism, facilitated by [...]

An Agreement for Extension of the Supplementary Understanding and its Minutes of the Meeting dated 26 February 2007,for an additional one year trial period from 26 February 2011to 25 February 2012

July 12th, 2011

This Agreement is hereby concluded between the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the International Labour Organization represented by the undersigned authorized representatives. Noting clause 10 of the “Supplementary Understanding” (hereinafter SU), the “Minutes of the Meeting” dated 26 February 2007 being an integral part of the SU (hereinafter Minutes of [...]