Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Follow-up to the resolution concerning remaining measures on the subject of Myanmar adopted by the Conference at its 102nd Session (2013)

Record of decisions | 10 November 2017

Decision on the 11th item on the agenda: Follow-up to the resolution concerning remaining measures on the subject of Myanmar adopted by the Conference at its 102nd Session (2013)

The Governing Body:

(a) urged the continued cooperation between the Government of Myanmar and the ILO for the elimination of forced labour through the extension of the Supplementary Understanding beyond 31 December 2017;

(b) expressed serious concern about the Government’s failure to renew the Memorandum of Understanding and associated Action Plan for the Elimination of Forced Labour and requested the Government to finalize these immediately;

(c) urged the Government to engage in the process of labour law reform to promote freedom of association through genuine and effective tripartite dialogue and in line with international labour standards;

(d) noted the progress made under the current Framework for ILO Engagement in Myanmar and in the development of a Decent Work Country Programme in which the elimination of forced labour was included as a core component;

(e) requested the Director-General to report on forced labour cases received by the ILO at each future Governing Body session and to provide a comprehensive update on further progress to the 332nd Session of the Governing Body in March 2018;

(f) delayed the implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme until such time as the Memorandum of Understanding and associated Action Plan for the Elimination of Forced Labour and the Supplementary Understanding were renewed.

(Document GB.331/INS/11, paragraph 35, as amended.)