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NEWS - Burma excluded from ILO aid



Thursday, June 17, 1999 Published at 12:47 GMT 13:47 UK


             World: Asia-Pacific

             Burma excluded from ILO aid



             The International Labour Organisation has decided not to
             provide assistance to Burma because of what it says is
             the country's widespread use of forced labour.

             An ILO meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution
             condemning Burma.

             The organisation alleges that forced labour is used in
             Burma on infrastructure projects and as porters for the
             army.

             The resolution said that Rangoon could no longer benefit
             from ILO technical aid or attend its meetings.

             The ILO , the United Nations' labour agency, has no
             mechanism for formally expelling members.

             From the newsroom of the BBC World Service