ILO lifts restrictions on Myanmar
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Yangon - The International Labour Organization has liftedsome of its restrictions on Myanmar, paving the way for improved trade relations with the West, state media reports said Thursday.
On Wednesday, at the 101st International Labour Conference in Geneva, the UN labour body agreed to lift some of the "restrictions"it imposed in 1999 and 2000, The New Light of Myanmar reported.
Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was scheduled to address the conference in Geneva on Thursday, on the first leg of her European tour.
Among the lifted restrictions were the need for annual reviews of Myanmar's labour situation by international labour unions and certain resolutions lodged with the United Nations General Assembly.//DPA
The committee also said the ILO will provide technical assistanceto the impoverished country.//DPA
