All publications: Myanmar

Policy brief

COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response

This policy brief highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labour markets in the ASEAN region and looks at possible recovery scenarios. The brief shows estimates and projections of working-hour and employment losses, increased unemployment...

Domestic workers

Making decent work a reality for domestic workers: Organizing and empowering domestic workers through skills trainings, awareness raising...

The report assesses the key achievements, challenges and lessons learnt of the ILO’s Developing International and Internal Labour Migration Governance (DIILM) project supported by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT).

The impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s garment sector

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global garment sector and has been felt in every part of the supply chain. Myanmar’s garment sector, a major contributor to jobs and livelihoods for the country, has been no exception, and...

The impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: a study of workers laid-off in the garment sector

Myanmar garment sector, a major contributor to jobs and livelihoods for the country, has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: a study of income loss of workers in the garment sector

Myanmar garment sector, a major contributor to jobs and livelihoods for the country, has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Labour migration

Experiences of ASEAN migrant workers during COVID-19: Rights at work, migration during the pandemic, and remigration plans (Second...

This study – conducted from mid-October to December 2020 – is a follow-up to the initial assessment undertaken in March and April 2020.

Green jobs in ASEAN

Regional study on green jobs policy readiness in ASEAN: Highlights

The ILO and ASEAN, with the leadership of Malaysia, worked together to conduct a study to assess policy readiness for promoting green jobs and a just transition across AMS. This document shares the highlights of the report, which includes country...

Green jobs in ASEAN

Regional study on green jobs policy readiness in ASEAN: Final report

The ILO and ASEAN, with the leadership of Malaysia, worked together to conduct a study to assess policy readiness for promoting green jobs and a just transition across AMS. In completing these assessments, the authors drew on responses to an...

Domestic Worker Stories

Celebrating International Domestic Workers Day 2021 #Valuing domestic work as work

June 16th 2021 is the 10th anniversary of the adoption of ILO’s Domestic Work Convention (No. 189) at the International Labour Conference in Geneva. Every year in Myanmar, we celebrate this day to raise awareness about the valuable contribution...

Domestic work

Making decent work a reality for domestic workers: Progress and prospects in Asia and the Pacific, ten years after the adoption of the...

In 2011, the international community adopted the ILO’s Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), which recognized for the first time that domestic work is work and that domestic workers should enjoy the same labour protections as all other...

Migrant Welfare Funds: Lessons for Myanmar from Nepal, Thailand and the Philippines

This paper prepared by ILO Myanmar’s Development of Internal and International Labour Migration (DIILM Project) (February 2016 – June 2021) funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) provides details of the development, administration and...

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Greener clothes? Environmental initiatives and tools in the garment sector in Asia

The increasing social and environmental impacts of the textile and garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to enhance the sustainability of the sector. There...

Social security system in Myanmar and migrant workers (ILO Brief 2)

This is the second brief on Social Protection and Myanmar Migrant Workers prepared by ILO Myanmar’s Development of Internal and International Labour Migration (DIILM Project) (February 2016 – June 2021) funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund...

International Law, Social Protection and Myanmar Migrant Workers (ILO Brief 1)

This is the first brief on Social Protection and Myanmar Migrant Workers prepared by ILO Myanmar’s Development of Internal and International Labour Migration (DIILM Project) (February 2016 – June 2021) funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund...

DIILM updates

Developing International and Internal Labour Migration project update no.5, migrant centres

The Developing International and Internal Labour Migration (DIILM) project has supported Labour organisations and Civil Society Organisatioins (CSOs) to run Migrant Centres in different strategic locations across Myanmar. The centres are places...

Full report

Moving the Needle: Gender equality and decent work in Asia’s garment sector

This report sheds light on the importance of addressing gender equality in the garment sector, while also providing ILO constituents and industry stakeholders with a holistic roadmap for action that places decent work and social justice at the heart...

Reducing the footprint? How to assess carbon emissions in the garment sector in Asia

This report examines carbon emissions across the garment sector as counted using the two prominent methodologies for calculating emissions – the life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon accounting in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The purpose...

ILO/China Project on Strengthening Skills Development in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar through South-South and Triangular cooperation...

Occpational safety and health

Vision Zero Fund Myanmar: Outcomes and practices assessment 2017-2020

The Vision Zero Fund (VZF), an initiative of the group of seven (G7) countries, aims to achieve zero severe or fatal work-related accidents, injuries and diseases in global supply chains (GSCs).

ILO Myanmar office notice

Kindly be informed that due to covid 19 pandemic, the ILO office in Myanmar is acting in compliance with the Myanmar health regulation, and as such has allowed staff to work from home in Yangon since April 2020. The Office’s operation remains open...