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Myanmar warns against exploitation of cyclone orphans for labor
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Xinhua News Agency
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July 12, 2008
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Myanmar warns against exploitation of cyclone orphans for labor
YANGON, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities have warned
against exploitation of orphans for labor, left by a recent cyclone
storm, a local weekly journal quoted the Department of Social
Welfare as reporting Sunday.
If such cyclone orphans are found to be used as laborers, severe
action will be taken against the offenders in accordance with law,
the department warned, calling for people to expose such cases.
According to earlier reports, the authorities have banned
adoption of cyclone orphans by any organization and any individual,
promising that such survived orphans would be jointly taken care of
by the government, ...