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ILO supported initiative receives recognition for service to returning migrants during Covid-19
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar National League of Volunteers presented Samaritan’s Purse Migrant Assistance Centre with a certificate of recognition for services to prevent Covid-19.
International Domestic Workers Day
The ILO launches a campaign for the safety and dignity of Myanmar Domestic Workers
“Nine years ago, the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) was adopted by governments, employers and workers, said ILO representative in Myanmar, Mr Donglin LI. It is even more relevant today in the face of the Covid-19 virus. Ensuring...
Migration
Experiences of ASEAN migrant workers during COVID-19: Rights at work, migration and quarantine during the pandemic, and re-migration plans
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting labour migration throughout the ASEAN region and globally. In 2019 there were an estimated 10 million international migrants in ASEAN, of whom nearly 50 per cent were women. The ILO undertook a rapid assessment...
Domestic Workers
Legal Protection of Domestic Work in Myanmar
Traditionally, domestic work has been done by housewives or poor relatives, usually women. It has not been considered real work and has consequently not been paid as such. It has not been afforded labour protections, and not been valued as work....
Fact sheet
The Legal Gap Analysis of Myanmar National Laws and International Standards for Domestic Workers
The nature of domestic work differs from other work. There is often only one employee per employer or workplace. The workplace is a home not a business. Many domestic workers not only work but also live in their employers’ houses making it difficult...
Domestic workers celebrate International Day in Myanmar
To celebrate the adoption of the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers in 2011, the ILO together with the CSO and LO Network for Migrants (Myanmar) organized a vibrant event in Yangon on June 16th at the Sedona Hotel.
Briefing report
The Policy Advocacy Brief: Towards ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention in Myanmar
The Policy Advocacy Brief: Towards ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention in Myanmar is intended to be used by policy-makers and policy influencers who are searching for ways to improve the situation of domestic workers through ratification...
Briefing report
Migration data for policy development: An appraisal of data and statistics on international labour migration in Myanmar.
This Briefing paper is one in a series of tools providing technical input on a range of issues important to the good governance of international labour migration. The tools are produced by the ILO-Yangon under the Developing Internal and...
Developing International and Internal Labour Migration Governance in Myanmar
The people of Myanmar have long used migration as a survival strategy; for safe refuge and for livelihood. Those who have migrated not only support themselves but also try to remit enough money to allow their families and communities to manage.