Legal affairs working committee discusses child labour eradication

3 October


LEGAL affairs working commit-tee for eradication of child labour in Myanmar held its third meeting  at  the  Union  Attorney-General’s  Office  in  Nay  Pyi  Taw  on  1 October.


Deputy Attorney General U Win Myint, the chairman of working committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.


He  said  that  eradication  of  child labour is a national duty of the country, and a national level committee  and  eight  working  committee have been formed to perform this task. 


He  added  the  legal  affairs  working  committee  will  focus  on better laws to eradicate child labours. 


Yangon  Region,  Bago  Region,  Ayeyawady  Region,  Kayin  State and Mon State were designated as prioritized project areas, while  his  committee  has  been  implementing 11 processes. 


The working committee will also  report  the  findings  in  legal  issues to the national committee.


The representatives of relevant departments, Nay Pyi Taw Council, and members State/Region governments also discussed  the  implementation  of  committee.


MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)