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Statement

Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization - Time to prioritize social justice

May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration and hope.

Statement

ILO Myanmar May Day 2023

On the 1st of May each year, workers around the world commemorate May Day, in recognition of the efforts of the labour movement to secure workers labour rights.

SAFEDAY

Ensuring Safety and Health for All Workers in Myanmar: A Fundamental Right

In marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the ILO calls for increased efforts in workplaces to cultivate a safe and healthy working environment.

Gender-based collective bargaining agreements better protect rights of woman workers

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme promotes a gender-based collective bargaining negotiation and agreement to better protect the rights of woman workers in the seafood processing industry.

International Women's Day

ILO calls on workplaces to accelerate action against violence and harassment

With a growth in work in digital spaces, workplaces must take action to tackle online violence and harassment and implement the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention.

Protection of Indonesian migrant workers should be included in the upcoming national development plan

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the two-day public dialogues to improve services and protection of Indonesian migrant workers. including Indonesian migrant fishers.

Human rights

ILO calls for the unconditional release of Thet Hnin Aung, General Secretary of the Myanmar Industries Craft and Services Trade Union...

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, calls for immediate release of imprisoned trade unionist and all others arbitrarily detained since military takeover.

Provincial Fisheries and Manpower Offices of West Java Province join forces to secure decent work at fishing sector

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the effort taken by the Provincial Manpower Office and the Provincial Marine Affairs and Fisheries Office of West Java to create a synergy in joint inspection onboard fishing vessels.

Commission of Inquiry for Myanmar holds its first session

The high-level investigation will address the matters raised by the ILO Governing Body regarding the situation of freedom of association and forced labour in the country.

Myanmar trade unions and civil society organizations face existential threat following military takeover

Targeted persecution severely limits ability to operate; more flexible and responsive support from international community needed to avoid collapse of civic space and worker organizing.

Job losses

New ILO estimates show Myanmar remains deeply affected by job losses in first half of 2022

Employment remains well below 2020 levels while productivity levels contract further and job quality deteriorates.

World Day Against Child Labour 2022

ILO Myanmar calls for more action to end child labour

This World Day Against Child Labour on June 12, taking place shortly after the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, ILO Myanmar calls to accelerate multi-stakeholder efforts to prevent and eliminate child labour, with priority...

ILO to launch Myanmar eLearning Programme on Child Labour to bolster social protection and community action

ILO (Myanmar) launches eLearning Programme on child labour.

Migrant workers

Labour Act exclusion leads to low pay and challenging conditions for migrant workers in Thai agricultural sector

ILO survey highlights how pre-COVID-19 working conditions were already difficult for migrant workers in the Thai sugarcane, rubber, oil palm and maize industries.

SAFEDAY

ILO Myanmar highlights on SAFEDAY the importance of safe and healthy workplaces in building resilience to crises

28th April is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (SafeDay). This year’s campaign focuses on how OSH management can build resilience in workplaces to respond to crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlights the important role of...

344th session of the ILO Governing Body

ILO Governing Body agrees Myanmar Commission of Inquiry

Decisions on Venezuela and Bangladesh were also taken at the 344th meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body.

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

What moves the needle on gender equality in the garment sector?

Dialogue, men’s involvement, good legislation and time. A new report from ILO identifies these and other ingredients of successful actions to eliminate gender inequality in Asia’s garment sector.

Women entrepreneurs connect across ASEAN

Networking event helps women entrepreneurs forge business relationships and draw strength and inspiration from their peers across ASEAN.

Producing actuarial analysis with limited data – ten lessons from Myanmar

As part of ILO’s efforts to strengthen social security, the SP&PFM-Myanmar project work included a range of analysis including (1) undertaking an actuarial analysis and costing of the proposed unemployment insurance scheme set out in the 2012...

ILO Voices | Labour migration

We stand up for our labour rights

Sai Sai is a migrant construction worker in Chiang Mai, a city in Northern Thailand. Under Thai legislation, migrant workers were not allowed to do skilled construction work. Sai Sai along with other migrant workers and local organizations worked...