Reversing its previous position on the matter, the Burmese government has decided to grant the United Nations’ International Labor Organization agency the right to begin permanently monitoring the use of forced labor in the country. Although Burma’s military government officially banned the use of forced labor two years ago, an ILO investigation last year revealed that laborers are still conscripted for government projects and forced to supply soldiers with food. Having refused the allow the ILO to set up a permanent branch office until now, the Burmese Government is promising to cooperate with an agency representative who will be assigned by June of this year.
See "Burma to allow ILO office", FRANCES WILLIAMS, Financial Times, March 21, 2002