ILO delays appointment of officer

ILO delays appointment of officer

MYANMAR: The International Labor Organization (ILO) has delayed the appointment of its permanent liaison officer in Myanmar by at least one month, a report here said.

The ILO interim liaison officer in Myanmar, Leon de Riedmatten, whose mandate was extended for another month in mid- June, told the Myanmar Times that the deferral was to ensure the most suitable person was chosen for the position.

"It is not an easy job," de Riedmatten was quoted as saying by the weekly newspaper in its edition to be published on Monday.

The ILO's governing body endorsed in March an understanding between the military junta in Myanmar and the ILO for a liaison officer, charged with helping to stop the use of forced labor in Myanmar, to be appointed no later than June, pending the establishment of a full ILO presence. --AFP