Soft on forced labour

摘要

Next week, critics of Myanmar's military regime will declare a great victory. Unless the junta has a sudden change of heart, the International Labour Organisation, a branch of the United Nations, will recommend that its member countries impose sanctions on Myanmar for failing to stamp out forced labour. But the victory is a hollow one. The fact that the regime has let its dispute with the ILO escalate this far suggests that it is becoming less susceptible to outside pressure, not more.