Myanmar has signed the Minimum Age Convention 138 under the International Labour Organization (ILO) requiring it to set a minimum labour age as well as set up national policies in abolishing child labour. The convention was ratified on June 8, two days prior to World Day Against Child Labour on June 12. The World Day […]
Myanmar leads ASEAN on child rights and protection
January 15, 2020 by
Myanmar is the leading country in Southeast Asia in eliminating corporal punishment and child labour following the ratification of a minimum age obligation and passsage of a landmark legislation. In November, the parliament approved the ratification of the International Labour Organization’s Minimum Age Convention No 138. The 18-article convention seeks to abolish child labour and […]
ILO to lead research on market sustainability in agriculture
January 9, 2020 by
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Myanmar Women’s Coffee Alliance will jointly conduct research on the work responsibility and market sustainability of Myanmar’s agriculture sector, an ILO executive said. Daw Aung Su Yi, national coordinator of the ILO Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme, said the research will determine whether agriculture businesses are implementing […]
Myanmar to reduce use of child labour at workplaces
June 25, 2019 by
Though more than 600,000 children are still engaged in work that harms their health, safety and well-being, Myanmar is trying to implement a national-level project to eradicate child labour, Nyunt Win, director-general of the factories and general labour laws inspection department, said. “Myanmar is undertaking several reforms in multisectoral development and the labour, immigration and […]
New labour law paves way for worker safety standards
April 5, 2019 by
Myanmar’s parliament has enacted the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Law to promote safe and secure working environments for labourers and workers. The new law, signed by President U Win Myint on March 15, is expected to pave the way for the first legally-established health and safety standards in the country. It stipulated that OSH […]
Researchers study impact of Myanmar minimum wage rise
June 28, 2018 by
As part of an ongoing programme to improve labour conditions in the garment industry, a European multi stakeholder initiative has started a research project on living wages in Myanmar. The Southeast Asian nation’s legal minimum wage increased from MMK 3600 to MMk 4,800(US$3.5) per day in May, and now Fair Wear Foundation and Dutch trade […]
Draft Health and Occupational Safety Law submitted to Hluttaw
May 3, 2018 by
The draft of the Health and Occupational Safety Law written by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population has been submitted to the Hluttaw, said Minister U Thein Swe. The bill will be discussed in the coming Hluttaw session, he said at the Workplace Safety and Health Seminar on Wednesday. “It depends on the Hluttaw […]
Rakhine receives funds from energy projects for education and infrastructure
February 23, 2018 by
Rakhine State has received over Ks760 million from the Shwe gas project and over US$0.8 million from the Southeast Asian oil and natural gas project for its education and basic infrastructure sectors, according to a report of a committee on implementing recommendations on Rakhine State. The report said the investment committee had been formed on […]
