Myanmar has significant potential to benefit from a “gender dividend” by supporting women entrepreneurs and by promoting gender equality and non-discrimination in the workplace according to a new joint report issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF). The report, titled National Assessment of Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in Myanmar, found […]
Sasakawa Peace Foundation: Improving women’s business participation, a key path to inclusive development in Myanmar
Myanmar’s tourism boom faces manpower challenges
Tourism is booming in Myanmar. Over the past five years, visitors have been pouring into the country, after it shook off its image as a “pariah” state with the establishment of a quasi-civilian government and, for the first time in more than half a century, an administration under new leadership this year. Tourist arrivals surged […]
Cambodia to share labour arbitration experiences with Myanmar
Cambodia’s Arbitration Council will share its experiences in settling labour disputes at a series of workshops in Myanmar the Khmer Times reported on 16 September. The meetings will take place in the capital as well as Yangon, the country’s largest city, according to a press release from Cambodia’sLabour Ministry. The workshops are being organized by […]