UN Labor Body Lifts Myanmar Restrictions in Boost to EU Trade
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The United Nations labor organization lifted 13-year-old restrictions on Myanmar that may clear the way for the former dictatorship to sell more goods to the European Union.
The International Labor Organization decided yesterday to remove restrictions on assistance, in place since 1999, that are part of punitive measures the EU has cited to block Myanmar from receiving preferential market access. Myanmar and the ILO agreed on a strategy to eliminate forced labor before 2015, according to a statement yesterday from the Geneva-based organization.