Identifier | Created | Classification | Origin |
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06DAMASCUS1017 | 2006-03-08 14:15:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Damascus |
VZCZCXYZ0056 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHDM #1017 0671415 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 081415Z MAR 06 FM AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7586 |
UNCLAS DAMASCUS 001017 |
1. (SBU) As promised in reftel A, Post is providing the SARG's March 2 written response to a query about its stance toward the following international instruments as requested in reftel B. While the following information differs in some cases from that provided for last year's report, it is the most up-to-date assessment provided by the SARG: -- ILO Convention 25 ) not ratified. -- ILO Convention 105 ) ratified (according to Presidential Order No. 1240 dated 1958). -- ILO Convention 182 Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor ) ratified according to Decree No. 396 of 11/4/2002. -- Convention on the Rights of the Child ) joined on 7/15/1993. Optional Protocol on Sale of Children ) joined on 5/15/2003. -- UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime ) signed on 12/15/2004. The related Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children ) signed on 12/13/2000. JOHNSON-CASARES |