All publications: Myanmar

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Enhancing the effectiveness of legal pathways for labour migration in ASEAN

Thematic background paper for the 16th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

Social protection

Labour rights and social protection coverage for domestic workers in ASEAN

This new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the critical need to improve labour and social protection for domestic workers across the 10-member Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) region.

Social protection

World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific

This Asia and the Pacific regional companion report complements the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.

TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: ASEAN

Below Quarterly Briefing Note gives an update on our work in ASEAN during the previous quarter.

Brochure

10 questions: Migrant fishers

This postcard aims to offer migrant fishers key guiding questions to help them gather essential information before starting their job at sea.

Analytical report

Endline knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) study on child labour in Myanmar (2022)

The study explores the impact of My-PEC initiatives on community knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding child labour including increase in knowledge about child labour related laws and children’s rights, shifts in community attitudes and...

Analytical report

Trends in child labour in Myanmar 2021-24: A study of Mon, Kayin, Kayah and Shan States

This study assesses child labour in Myanmar’s Mon, Kayin, Kayah (Karenni), and Shan States, highlighting key trends, causes, and developments. Based on early 2024 interviews and focus groups, it examines economic, cultural, and systemic drivers,...

CLMS tools

User manual: Guidelines for implementing the community-based child labour monitoring system (CLMS) in Myanmar

This tool provides detailed guidelines for establishing and managing the community-based child labour monitoring system (CLMS), which is aimed at collecting, verifying, and monitoring data on child labour to design effective intervention strategies...

Child labour

E-learning programme on child Labour pack

The course aims to equip civil society partners, social workers, employers and worker’s organizations to effectively assess and address cases of child labour within their communities. The modules consist of a live, instructor-led component and an...

Analytical report

Assessment of value chains in pilot areas of the Myanmar programme on the elimination of child labour (My-PEC) in Ayeyarwady Region, Yangon...

This study explores ways to create sustainable economic opportunities by identifying value chains that can help people earn a stable income. It looks at market trends, job opportunities, and the challenges people face in finding employment. Based on...

11 modules booklet

E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities and representation for children, youth and families (3Rs)

Building upon the foundation laid by the 3-R Trainers’ Kit developed in 2018 and the e-learning Programme on Child Labour launched in 2022, the 3Rs e-learning kit is a comprehensive resource designed to empower individuals and organizations working...

Domestic workers

A summary of key findings: Skilled to care, forced to work? Recognizing the skills profiles of migrant domestic workers in ASEAN amid...

The study carried out in 2023 by the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada...

APESO

Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024: Promoting decent work and social justice to manage ageing societies

This Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024 report pulls together the most recent statistics to depict the state of the labour market and its impact on the 3.4 billion people living in the region. Beyond past trends, the report examines the...

Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

This report highlights why the multi-faceted dimensions of informality demand an integrated approach to formalization, outlines the nature of an integrated approach to employment formalization, reviews the extent that countries in Asia and the...

Brief

Myanmar Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (My-PEC), Emerging good practices

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has been implementing the Myanmar Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (My-PEC) since 2014, funded by the United States Department of Labor. My-PEC aims to reduce child labour in Myanmar by...

Labour inspection practices for domestic work in ASEAN

Promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work in ASEAN

This paper highlights promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work, considering the role of gender-responsive policies in responding to the short- and longer-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Brief on labour migration statistics

Making women migrant workers count: Sex disaggregation of labour migration statistics in ASEAN

This brief provides an overview of sex-disaggregated international labour migration statistics (ILMS) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

OSH

Occupational safety and health in skills training – Myanmar (student’s handbook)

The training package is developed under the ILO Safety + Health for All (SHFA) in Myanmar project, aiming to build a preventative safety and health culture by mainstreaming occupational safety and health into education. It supports TVET and skills...

OSH

Occupational safety and health in skills training – Myanmar (trainer’s manual)

The training package is developed under the ILO Safety + Health for All (SHFA) in Myanmar project, aiming to build a preventative safety and health culture by mainstreaming occupational safety and health into education. It supports TVET and skills...

Research Brief

Disability rights and domestic work in ASEAN

In 2023 the ILO TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme conducted a study about the skills and working conditions of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the findings from which were published in the report Skilled to care, forced to...