MALAWI: DOL LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY FORCED LABOR

UNCLAS LILONGWE 000520 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MI SUBJECT: MALAWI: DOL LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR REF: SECSTATE 92560 ¶1. Post delivered reftel points and copies of the TVPRA list and the E.O. 13126 list to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on September ¶9. Mr. Chiunguzeni offered no substantive response. ¶2. We also delivered reftel points and lists to Labor Commissioner Elias Zirikudondo, Deputy Labor Commissioner Michael Mwasikakata, and Head of the Child Labor section Paul Gondwe on September 10. The Ministry of Labor (MOL) officials requested further information on the source material used by DOL in compiling the lists. We subsequently provided the link to the bibliographic information cited in reftel paragraph 13. MOL officials offered no further substantive response. ¶3. To date, Post has received no press inquiries, nor has the press reported on the subject. BODDE