Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BANGKOK147
2009-01-21 08:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bangkok
Cable title:  

EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR

Tags:  EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH 
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RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHJO RUEHNH RUEHPOD
DE RUEHBK #0147 0210813
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210813Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
TO RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5708
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHXI/LABOR COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 6702
UNCLAS BANGKOK 000147 

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR DRL/ILCSR JUNK AND MITTELHAUSER, AND G/TIP STEINER AND
TAYLOR
LABOR FOR ILAB RIGBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH
SUBJECT: EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR
TVPRA

REF: A. SECSTATE 3075

B. 08 BANGKOK 1756

C. 08 SECSTATE 43120
UNCLAS BANGKOK 000147

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR DRL/ILCSR JUNK AND MITTELHAUSER, AND G/TIP STEINER AND
TAYLOR
LABOR FOR ILAB RIGBY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH
SUBJECT: EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR
TVPRA

REF: A. SECSTATE 3075

B. 08 BANGKOK 1756

C. 08 SECSTATE 43120

1.(SBU) Embassy Bangkok appreciates the opportunity to
comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft Trafficking
Victims Protection Act report (ref a),which includes a draft
list of goods DOL has reason to believe are produced by
forced labor or child labor in violation of international
standards. While post has no additions or deletions to
recommend to the draft list of goods, we believe it is
important that, in rolling out the publication of its final
list, DOL highlight important contextual information such as
provided in ref b, particularly regarding the level of
incidence within an industry.


2. (SBU) Post notes that two of the industries presented in
DOL's draft list were not mentioned in our response cable to
DOL's original information request (ref c). As such, we
request that DOL provide to post the evidence for including
these additional goods on the list, including the sources of
the evidence. While we will of course protect the
confidentiality of sources as appropriate, only with an
accurate understanding of the evidence can we manage both the
potentially negative public relations fallout and work
effectively with host country officials and industry leaders
to resolve the problems identified.


3. (SBU) This Embassy would also appreciate the opportunity
to work with DOL to develop additional activities called for
in the relevant legislation, namely "to work with persons who
are involved in the production of goods on the list and...to
create a standard set of practices that will reduce the
likelihood that such persons will produce goods using child
or forced labor."
JOHN