All ILO Newsroom content

June 2013

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   Myanmar

   A new path out of adversity

   14 June 2013

   The ILO’s infrastructure project on the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar, not only re-established access to villages devastated by cyclone Nargis in 2008 but also gave rise to a bustling community life.

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   Social entrepreneurship

   Helping women to help themselves escape poverty in Myanmar

   10 June 2013

   A non-profit organization set up in response to the devastation caused by cyclone Nargis employs women to run small businesses that benefit poor communities.

May 2013

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   Asia-Pacific YouthNet Talk show

   The new youth opportunities in Myanmar

   15 May 2013

   Listen to Steve Marshal, the ILO liaison officer in Yangon, and Sandar Soe, from the FTUB trade union federation, talk about the challenges and opportunities young workers are facing as the country undergoes a period of gradual reforms.

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   Labour rights

   Myanmar celebrates May Day

   01 May 2013

   Government, worker and employer representatives gather in Yangon one year after the adoption of the Organization of Labour Law.

November 2012

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   Rights in Myanmar

   Reform process in Myanmar is irreversible, says ILO expert

   16 November 2012

   As US President Barack Obama heads to Myanmar, the ILO’s liaison officer in Yangon discusses the various changes this Southeast Asian country has been going through.

June 2012

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   Article

   Boosting the signal: Helping migrant workers from Myanmar in Thailand

   25 June 2012

   More than 80 per cent of migrant workers in Thailand are from Myanmar. A community radio has caught their ear helping them to understand Thailand’s immigration laws and advocating for their rights at work. Allan Dow reports.

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   News item

   Aid, investment needed to strengthen democracy in Myanmar: Suu Kyi

   14 June 2012

   Aung San Suu Kyi stresses the problems of youth employment, calls for help in boosting democracy and invites socially responsible investment in Myanmar.

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   Video coverage

   "Reconciliation, not retribution" says Aung San Suu Kyi in the first press conference of her European tour

   14 June 2012

   Aung San Suu Kyi fielded a wide range of questions at the first press conference of her Europe visit held after addressing the International Labour Conference. The Nobel laureate stressed the importance of the rule of law to put an end to conflicts in Myanmar, called for more vigilence around responsible and uncorrupted borders regarding cross-border migration to Bangladesh. She said, "We should look for restorative rather than retributive justice."

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   ILC 2012

   Myanmar needs democracy-friendly development growth, says Aung San Suu Kyi

   14 June 2012

   Aung San Suu Kyi called for international aid and investment to promote economic progress in Myanmar and in particular focussed attention on the problem of youth unemployment. Highlighting the potential of her country both in terms of its natural and human resources, she noted, "it is not so much joblessness as hopelessness that threatens our future. The Nobel laureate made her landmark address to a packed Assembly Hall at the 101st session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

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   Video coverage

   Myanmar welcomes lifting of restrictions on ILO technical cooperation and support announced at 2012 International Labour Conference in Geneva

   13 June 2012

   Stating they are "cautiously optimistic", the member states of the International Labour Organization have agreed to lift or suspend key restrictions on the ILO's work in Myanmar. Following a vote in the ILC plenary session in Geneva, the ILO agreed to lift restrictions which excluded the Government of Myanmar from receiving ILO technical cooperation and assistance. It also suspends for one year an ILO request of its members to review their relationships with Myanmar to ensure forced labour is not being used in those relationships. Under the agreement announced at the ILC, representatives of Myanmar can also now attend most ILO meetings, symposia and seminars.