41.   The European Commission on Wednesday called for Burma to be stripped of further trade priveleges accorded by the European Union over its use of forced labour.

42.   The European Parliament also asked the European Commission to suspend preferential trade status for goods exported from Burma to protest forced labour in Burma.

43.   The European Parliament MPs also asked the European Commission to suspend preferential trade status for goods exported from Burma to protest forced labour in Burma.

44.   The draft new code also provides for alternative sentences for certain offences apart from jail and the replacement of forced labour by imprisonment.

45.   The European Commission on Wednesday stripped Burma of trade privileges accorded to developing countries after finding evidence of the widespread use of forced labour there, a spokesman said.

46.   The junta has been under fire from human rights groups accusing it of using forced civilian labour for major infrastructure projects.

47.   The International Labour Organisation could mount a commission of inquiry into abuses in Burma, including the widespread use of forced labour, an ILO delegate said here.

48.   The project has drawn fire from human rights activists alleging forced labour has been used in building supportive infrastructure.