BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is assessing human and labour rights in Myanmar, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday, leaving ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSBRUSSELS - The European Union is assessing human and labour rights in Myanmar, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday, leaving the door open to a possible change to the trade preferences it accords to the country.
Myanmar's garment industry, a key employer in the impoverished country, exports clothes to major European brands including Adidas, H&M, and Zara-owner Inditex. "The EU is currently assessing the human rights and labour rights situation in Myanmar in the framework of the EBA enhanced engagement," the Commission spokesperson said in an email in response to a Reuters query.
The EBA scheme supports the livelihoods of thousands of vulnerable workers in Myanmar, mostly women, the spokesperson added.
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