US, Myanmar Unveil Plans to Put New Labor Rights Initiative into Effect
The U.S. and Myanmar launched consultations to put a labor rights initiative into effect for the Southeast Asian nation by November, leaders from both countries said in a joint Aug. 28 statement. The initiative aims to create a “multi-year strategy…
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for labor reform and capacity building,” the statement said. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said during separate remarks in Yangon, Myanmar the initiative will build off substantial progress in labor policy and practice already made in Myanmar . “Myanmar has made initial progress in the right direction on issues ranging from the right to organize to the use of forced labor, including children,” Froman said (here). “Over a thousand unions have registered and more are on their way.” The two countries traded more than $230 billion in goods and services in 2012, but much more progress can be made, added Froman.