International Labour Organisation (ILO)
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Partnerships and Development Cooperation
Individual Documents
| Title: | | Decent Work in Myanmar - New ILO programme addresses the building of democracy |
| Date of publication: | | 14 November 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | This brochure outlines the ILO framework for its technical cooperation programme in Myanmar over the next few years. An annex details the projects involved.In November 2012 the ILO Governing Body endorsed the programme framework for ILO technical cooperation activities in Myanmar. The programme was supported by tripartite consultation and recognizes the depth and scope of the reform agenda in Myanmar.
While significant progress has been made, particularly in the elimination of forced labour and the promotion of freedom of association, much remains to be done to support the ongoing transition of the country - work that will support the strengthening of democratic institutions; assist the development and application of the legislative framework and the rule of law; ensure the full elimination of all forms of forced labour and the full implementation of freedom of association; and develop an efficient labour market based on fundamental principles and rights at work, supporting inclusive economic and social growth. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 November 2012 |
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| Title: | | GB 316th Session, November 2012: Matters arising out of the work of the 101st Session (2012) of the International Labour Conference |
| Date of publication: | | 01 November 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | Follow-up to the discussion on Myanmar: Implementation of the joint strategy for the elimination of forced labour, operation of the new labour legislation including freedom of association, impact of foreign investment on decent working conditions...Relevant strategic objective: Promote and realize standards and fundamental principles and rights at work.
Policy implications: Follow-up to the resolution adopted by the Conference with further guidance to be provided by the Governing Body.
Legal implications: None.
Financial implications: Depending on the Governing Body’s decision, the Office would call upon member States to provide voluntary contributions.
Follow-up action required: Depending on the Governing Body’s decision, the Office would implement the proposed interim programme framework and report on progress in November 2013.
Author unit: Office of the Liaison Officer in Myanmar.
Related documents: Resolution concerning the measures on the subject of Myanmar adopted under article 33 of the ILO Constitution, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 101st Session (2012); GB.316/INS/7. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (GB.316/INS/5/5) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (365K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 November 2012 |
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| Title: | | Decent Work in Myanmar - ILO Programme Framework: November 2012 – April 2014 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | Summary:
"Building on the engagement with Government of the Union of Myanmar over the past decade and taking
into account recent developments and decisions by the International Labour Conference, the ILO will
develop its programme in Myanmar for the period November 2012 to April 2014 – a timeframe that
reflects the need for immediate action on priority areas for the ILO as well as the preparatory work for a
possible future Decent Work Country Programme.
The immediate focus of the ILO programme in Myanmar remains on Fundamental Principles and Rights at
Work, notably through i) the continued implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding with the
Government on Forced Labour and ii) a scaled-up Freedom of Association programme. In these two areas
the ILO will implement a comprehensive programme of work, while undertaking activities during 2013 in
other key areas identified by the Government with inputs from the social partners.
The overall programme consists of ten interlinked components, managed by the ILO Representative in
Yangon with support from across the ILO." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.29MB) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ilo.org/pardev/development-cooperation/WCMS_193195/lang--en/index.htm |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 November 2012 |
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News about the ILO and Burma/Myanmar
Individual Documents
| Title: | | Soldiers using forced labour to be prosecuted |
| Date of publication: | | 09 May 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | "Burmese army personnel suspected of using forced labour will be prosecuted under civilian law, according to senior military chiefs who met with representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Rangoon last week.
'The Commander in Chief has given instruction that military personnel are similarly covered to all other persons by the law concerning forced labour,' said Steve Marshall during an interview with DVB. '[He] indicated that persons alleged to have utilised forced labour will be prosecuted under the penal code rather than military regulations....." |
| Author/creator: | | Hanna Hindstrom |
| Source/publisher: | | Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 10 May 2012 |
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| Title: | | ILO to begin work in ethnic conflict zones |
| Date of publication: | | 05 April 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | "A UN body tasked with pushing for workers’ rights and an end to forced labour in Burma has been granted access to conflict zones in the country’s border regions that for years have been largely off-limits to international monitoring groups.
The agreement means the International Labour Organization (ILO) becomes one of the first overseas bodies to begin sustained operations in the volatile areas where Burma’s government has been battling ethnic armies.
To the surprise of many observers, the defence ministry, widely depicted as hostile to the nascent reform programme in Burma, has also endorsed the move, which comes amid a push by Naypyidaw to persuade rebels groups to sign ceasefires.
Steve Marshall, head of the ILO office in Rangoon, says the ministry’s signature on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed in March is “very positive and very telling”, particularly given that the ILO will be directly addressing abuses carried out by the army.
He adds that not only will the defence ministry give the green light for the ILO’s work in conflict zones, but that it “has agreed to be an active partner” in the application of plans laid down by the group..." |
| Author/creator: | | Francis Wade |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Democratic Voice of Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 06 April 2012 |
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| Title: | | ILO fordert rechtliche Schritte gegen Zwangsarbeit in Burma |
| Date of publication: | | 01 December 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | Der ILO-Regierungsrat beschloss, auf seiner nächsten Sitzung im März 2007 rechtliche Schritte gegen Burma einzuleiten, wenn er es für angemessen befinde, auch beim Internationalen Gerichtshof in Den Haag. Die ILO hat im 2000 die härtesten Sanktionen ihrer Geschichte gegen die burmesische Militärjunta ergriffen.
ILO demands legal steps against forced labor |
| Author/creator: | | Christine Plüss, Arbeitskreis Tourismus & Entwicklung |
| Language: | | German, Deutsch |
| Source/publisher: | | Fairunterwegs, Arbeitskreis Tourismus & Entwicklung |
| Format/size: | | Html (16k) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 18 August 2007 |
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| Title: | | Sanktionen zur Förderung von Frieden und Menschenrechten? Fallstudien zu Myanmar, Sudan und Südafrika |
| Date of publication: | | 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | Eine kontroverse Diskussion zur Wirksamkeit internationaler Sanktionen (UNO; USA; EU; ILO) in Burma/Myanmar nach den Aufständen von 1988; der Einfluss Aung San Suu Kyis; die Rolle westlicher NGOs; Fallstudien zu Burma/Myanmar, Sudan, Südafrika
A study on the efficacity of intnernational sanctions after the protests of 1988; the influence of Aung San Suu Kyi; the role of western NGOs; case studies of Burma/Myanmar, Sudan, South Africa |
| Author/creator: | | Sina Schüssler |
| Language: | | German, Deutsch |
| Source/publisher: | | Zentrum der Konfliktforschung der Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| Format/size: | | PDF (890k) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 September 2007 |
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| Title: | | Showdown Time - ILO sanctions loom as Burma spits defiance |
| Date of publication: | | March 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | "Burma was on collision course in March with the one world organization that has the power to do real harm to Rangoon’s military regime.
Days before the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization, or ILO, was slated to decide how to compel the regime to end its alleged widespread practice of forced labor, a senior government official in Rangoon told the organization in so many words: “Mind your own business.”
...Scenes like this anger the ILO...
The confrontational statement, by Rangoon’s Labor Department Director-General Soe Nyunt, was sure to fire anger at the ILO session in Geneva, where members of the Governing Body were considering how to react to Rangoon’s earlier displays of non-cooperation and open defiance..." |
| Author/creator: | | Jim Andrews |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 13, No. 3 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 August 2005 |
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Guides to the ILO
Individual Documents
| Title: | | The International Labour Organization: A Handbook for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples |
| Date of publication: | | May 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | "This Handbook gives an insider’s view of how the International Labour Organization (ILO) works. It explains how the ILO can be used by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others, to promote and protect minority and indigenous peoples’ rights. The Handbook provides an overview of the ILO’s structure, relevant committees and methods, in an accessible format. It offers practical advice, case studies and step-by-step guidance on working with the ILO; showing, for example, how NGOs can provide information to the ILO, how they can influence its agenda, and how they can work with bodies such as trade unions to further minority and indigenous peoples’ concerns. While this Handbook is aimed at minorities and indigenous peoples’ organizations, and other NGOs working to promote human rights, it will be of interest to anyone wishing to learn more about the ILO and its role in fighting discrimination and protecting rights..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Anti-Slavery International, Minority Rights Group International |
| Format/size: | | pdf (321K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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Forced Labour in Myanmar (Burma) Report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry
Individual Documents
| Title: | | Forced Labour in Myanmar (Burma) |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | "Report of the Commission of Inquiry
appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organization to examine
the observance by Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)"...Full Text (about 400 pages)
The central ILO report on forced labour in Burma.
Appendix III contains 246 interviews, largely with people from non-Burman ethnic groups - Chin, Rohingya, Arakanese, Karen, Karenni, Shan, Pa-O, Mon. The interviews cover forced labour, but also many other violations of human rights such as killings (executions), rape, torture, looting, forced relocation (forced displacement) violence against women, violence against children, looting. ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS:
forced resettlement, forced relocation, forced movement, forced displacement, forced migration,
forced to move, displaced |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office |
| Format/size: | | Main link (html by section); 2nd html link, complete text - for searching online (1800K); Word - for download (2010K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/myanmar-OBL.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/myanmar-COI-OBL.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry: customised version highlighting forced relocation and land confiscation. |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | Extracts on forced relocation and confiscation of land from the report of the Commission of Inquiry
appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organization to examine the
observance by Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29). Though its main focus was forced labour, the Commission of Inquiry also reported other violations of human rights. This
series of customised versions of the report takes a number of these themes. The present document highlights references to
forced relocation and confiscation of land. ... ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS: forced resettlement, forced relocation, forced movement, forced displacement, forced migration, forced to move, displaced |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ILO Commission of Inquiry (extracts) |
| Format/size: | | html (222K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry: customised version highlighting torture and ill-treatment |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | Full text of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry
appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organization to examine the
observance by Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29).
Sections referring to torture or ill-treatment are highlighted. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office via BPF |
| Format/size: | | html (1.01MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry: customised version highlighting violence against children |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | Extracts on children from the Report of the Commission of Inquiry appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organization to examine the
observance by Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ILO Commission of Inquiry |
| Format/size: | | html (536K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry: customised version highlighting violence against the Rohingyas |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | Extracts on the Rohingyas from the report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry into forced labour in Myanmar (Burma). ".... the situation in the northern part of Rakhine State appears to be more severe in all respects than that prevailing in most other parts of the country. Most of the witnesses questioned on this subject, who were members of the Rohingya ethnic group, and who had left the country very recently, claimed to have been subjected to systematic discrimination by the authorities..." (ILO Report, para 435).
The 1998 ILO Inquiry into forced labour in Burma covers a wide range of human rights violations in addition to forced labour. The Commission of Inquiry, which is the most senior body to have examined human rights in Burma, reported that the Rohingyas suffer a higher level of discrimination than other groups in the country. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ILO (customised by BPF) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report of the ILO Commission of Inquiry: customised version highlighting violence against women |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | Extracts from the report of the Commission of Inquiry
appointed under article 26 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organization to examine the
observance by Myanmar of the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ILO Commission of Inquiry |
| Format/size: | | html (383K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Trabajo forzoso en Myanmar (Birmania) |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | "Informe de la Comisin de Encuesta
instituida en virtud del artculo 26 de la Constitucin
de la Organizacin Internacional del Trabajo para examinar
la observancia por Myanmar del Convenio
sobre el trabajo forzoso, 1930 (nm. 29)"
El documento principal sobre el trabajo forzoso en Birmania. |
| Language: | | Espanol |
| Source/publisher: | | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Travail forc au Myanmar (Birmanie) |
| Date of publication: | | 02 July 1998 |
| Description/subject: | | "Rapport de la commission d'enqute institue en vertu de l'article 26 de la Constitution de l'Organisation internationale du Travail pour examiner le respect par le Myanmar de la convention no 29 sur le travail forc, 1930."
Le document principal du OIT sur le travail forc en birmanie. |
| Language: | | Francais |
| Source/publisher: | | Bureau Internationale du Travail |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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Committee on Freedom of Association
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Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association (English)
Individual Documents
| Title: | | CFA 2006: 340th Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association - extracts on the Myanmar case |
| Date of publication: | | March 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | ILO Governing Body,295th Session...
Case No. 2268 (Myanmar): Interim report:
Complaint against the Government of Myanmar presented by the International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)...
The Committee’s conclusions...
The Committee’s recommendations. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (GB.295/8/1) |
| Format/size: | | html (195K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 May 2006 |
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| Title: | | CFA 2005: 337th Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association - extracts on the Myanmar case |
| Date of publication: | | June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | 293rd Session, ILO Governing Body Geneva, June 2005...
Case No. 2268 (Myanmar): Interim report:
Complaint against the Government of Myanmar presented by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU...
The Committee’s conclusions...
The Committee’s recommendations. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (GB.293/7) |
| Format/size: | | html (189K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 May 2006 |
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| Title: | | CFA 2004: Case(s) No(s). 2268, Report No. 333 (Myanmar): Complaint against the Government of Myanmar presented by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) |
| Date of publication: | | March 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | Complaint against the Government of Myanmar presented by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)...
Allegations: (1) Allegations relating to legislative issus: unclear legislative framework covering freedom of association; serious discrepancies between legislation and Convention No. 87; repressive texts, in
particular military orders and decrees ,detrimental to freedom of association and which contribute to a climate of denial of fundamental freedoms and to annihilate and destroy any form of labour organization; (2) Allegations relating to factual issues: total lack of legally registered workers’ organizations; systematic practice of repression by public authorities of any form of labour organization; the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB) cannot function freely and independently on the Myanmar territory and its General Secretary has to face criminal prosecution because of his legitimate trade union activities; murder, detention and torture of trade unionists; continuing repression of seafarers for the exercise of their trade union rights; arrest and dismissal of workers in connection with collective labour protests and claims, in particular at the Unique Garment Factory, the Myanmar Texcamp Industrial Ltd. and theMyanmar Yes Garment Factory; intervention of the army in labour disputes..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Office (Committee on Freedom of Association) |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Freedom-of-Assoc-GB289.htm |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 March 2004 |
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