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Migrant workers
ILO welcomes ASEAN steps to support migrant workers and prevent child labour
ASEAN leaders have agreed on important declarations regarding skills mobility for migrant workers and the prevention of child labour, and have also issued guidelines on the portability of social security benefits for migrant workers as well as the...
Myanmar
Working hard. Spending less!
Her dream is simple yet powerful: to send one of her five siblings to school. To make this happen, she needs to save for a bike because the school is far away.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Myanmar
My childhood dream
Mi Eizali Myat Mon Oo, a teenage girl from a migrant household in Myanmar, had a passion for sewing since childhood but had to leave school in grade 10 due to financial strain. She successfully completed a three-month sewing course supported by the...
Myanmar
Smiling towards a brighter future
Chit Yin Htoo, a 14-year-old, had to leave school to work due to his father's illness and his family's debt, earning just 3,000 Kyat (US$1.4) for long hours of labour. His parents attended awareness sessions on child labour supported by the ILO and...
Myanmar
The village entrepreneur
Si Thu Phyo, a 17-year-old from War Taw Kone village, quit school when he was 12 years old following his parents' divorce. Raised alongside his three siblings by their grandfather, financial struggles soon forced him into dangerous fishing work, but...
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...
Myanmar
Urgent action needed to protect children from child labour amid rising security concerns
On World Day Against Child Labour ILO calls for all children in Myanmar to be protected and allowed to meet their full potential.
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...
World Day Against Child Labour 2023
ILO Myanmar calls for concerted actions to promote social justice in the fight against child labour
Urgent action needed to help the more than one million children trapped in child labour in Myanmar due to poverty and crises.
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.
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.
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 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.
CHILD LABOUR
Myanmar milestones
Although serious challenges remain in Myanmar’s fight against child labour, significant progress has been made over the years. Find out more about the major milestones reached so far, including passing the Child Rights Law by the parliament and the...
Myanmar Safe Work for Youth - Training Kit (second edition)
The “Safe work for youth” Kit includes materials designed for public administrators, employers and young people about the occupational hazards and risks faced by young workers in Myanmar in the garment, construction and fishing sectors. The kits...