All publications: Myanmar

Achieving fair and ethical recruitment: Improving regulation and enforcement in the ASEAN region

This report focuses on the efforts of ASEAN Member States to foster fair and ethical recruitment. It maps the laws and regulations, and moreover, the enforcement mechanisms States have employed, and reviews evidence of the results achieved.

Principles of the MNE Declaration

Green jobs

ASEAN: The Employment - Environment - Climate Nexus: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet

The Employment-Environment-Climate Nexus Factsheets are a series produced for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Factsheet provides key features of labour market and environmental sustainability performance in ASEAN, as well as vulnerability...

Green jobs

Myanmar: The Employment - Environment - Climate Nexus: Employment and environmental sustainability factsheet

The Employment-Environment-Climate Nexus Factsheets are a series produced for countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This Factsheet provides key features of labour market and environmental sustainability performance in Myanmar, as well as...

Spotlight Initiative

A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in...

The study reveals migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) in South-East Asia benefit from labour migration, yet experience discrimination.

Spotlight Initiative

The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in ASEAN

This brief draws from the findings of research titled "A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia", which aims to fill the gap in knowledge...

ILO brief

Riding out the storm: Organizational resilience of trade unions and civil society organizations following the military takeover in Myanmar

This research brief assesses the impact of the military's seizure of power on trade unions and civil society organizations and makes recommendations to the international community for providing them with effective support.

ILO brief

Employment in Myanmar in the first half of 2022

Myanmar remains deeply affected by heavy job losses 18 months after the military takeover on 1 February 2021 and two and a half years into the global pandemic, according to new estimates released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

World Day Against Child Labour 12 June 2022 Commemoration coloring book

What does it mean to be a child? Explore what a happy and healthy childhood can look like when children are free from child labour in the ILO Myanmar’s Coloring Book commemorating World Day against Child Labour 2022.

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector: Taking stock of recent trends

The report takes stock of employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector by exploring data and policy insights to highlight trends, patterns and ways forward for a better future of work. By utilising updated data insights, the report...

Responsible Supply Chains in Vehicle Parts Industry Case Studies and Challenges

The report provides good practices and challenges in line with international instruments including the ILO’s Multinational Enterprises Declaration, by researching responsible supply chains implemented by Japanese enterprises in the automotive...

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia: The Electronics Sector in Japan

This report generates an in-depth understanding of employment and labour issues in the electronics sector in Asian countries where Japanese multinational enterprises (MNEs) have their operation and sourcing.

Labour migration

Key facts on working and employment conditions in the agriculture sector in Thailand

Labour migration

Working and employment conditions in the agriculture sector in Thailand: A survey of migrants working on Thai sugarcane, rubber, oil palm...

Thailand's agriculture sector increasingly depends on migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Myanmar. This report, based on a survey of migrant workers and interviews with migrant workers and key informants, sheds...

Policy brief

Myanmar: Legal Review of national laws and regulations related to child labour in light of international standards 2020, Executive report

The report provides a comprehensive review of Myanmar's national laws and regulations concerning child labour, evaluating them against international standards.

Policy brief

Legal Review of national laws and regulations related to child labour in light of international standards 2020

The report provides a comprehensive review of Myanmar's national laws and regulations concerning child labour, evaluating them against international standards.

Policy design for unemployment benefits in Myanmar: The Social Security Law, 2012, and Social Security Rules, 2014

The National Social Security System in Myanmar is regulated by the Social Security Law, 2012 (SSL), which amended the Social Security Act, 1954. The SSL was enacted on 31 August 2012, and came into force on 1 April 2014. In accordance with the...

Social security

Employment termination in Myanmar: Rules and payment on separation

When an employment relationship permanently ends, an employee reserves certain rights and an employer has certain obligations according to labour laws and employment agreements. The worker’s rights often include an advance notification of employment...

Migrant workers

Measuring labour migration in ASEAN: Analysis from the ILO’s International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) Database

This report presents the latest statistics on international labour migration in ASEAN.

Can a private-sector model train SMEs in the long-run? Lessons from SCORE Training in Myanmar for inspiration