There are very few people in the country who are well aware of the Consumer Pro­tection Law (CPL) and con­sumer rights, said Myanmar Consumer Protection Commis­sion-MCPC Chair Union Com­merce Minister U Aung Naing Oo at the meeting of MCPC 1/2023 on 1 March.

“In particular, consumers have the rights to explain, com­plain and remedy their losses under the CPR and consumer rights provided by the law, and people rarely know about it,” the Union minister added.

In carrying out consum­er protection activities, con­sumer complaint and redress process, market surveillance procedures and procedures for recalling and banning harmful goods or services from the mar­ket have been published.

The Union minister direct­ed all those concerned to carry out innovative and wide-rang­ing programmes that can be of interest to consumers in the regions and states, as per the theme of World Consum­er Rights Day which falls on 15 March 2023 “Clean Energy Transitions”. — TWA/CT