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4 March, 2001Forced labour continues on a wide scale, accompanied by massive violations of other human rights.
BURMA/GLOBAL: The IMF participated in an international trade union conference on "Democracy for Burma and the ILO Decision: Trade Unions in Support," held in Tokyo on February 28-March 1, 2001.
The ICFTU, ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation, and the International Trade Secretariats met, at the invitation of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, to discuss the continuation of international pressure on the Burmese military government until it puts a stop to forced labour and restores democracy.
The meeting adopted an 18-point declaration and plan of action on Burma aimed at the full implementation of the measures contained in the historic ILO Resolution on Burma which was adopted by the 88th ILO Conference in June 2000 and put into effect last November.
The plan of action entails, for example, a campaign to target multinational companies which are still trading and/or investing in Burma, and calls for an International Day of Union Action for Burma, to be held on May 1, 2001.
The meeting adopted an 18-point declaration and plan of action on Burma aimed at the full implementation of the measures contained in the historic ILO Resolution on Burma which was adopted by the 88th ILO Conference in June 2000 and put into effect last November.
The plan of action entails, for example, a campaign to target multinational companies which are still trading and/or investing in Burma, and calls for an International Day of Union Action for Burma, to be held on May 1, 2001.