The purpose of…[the] hearing is to receive public testimony regarding the eligibility of the Union of Burma…for GSP trade benefits…Jennifer Quigley, Executive Director for the U.S. Campaign for Burma…[testified that] Burma does not yet have safeguards in place to protect citizens’ rights and assure rule of law, especially in resource-rich minority regions. Labor rights and other human rights violations will likely get worse, not improve, if trade preferences are granted before rights protections, especially for minorities, can be assured…