News and articles
2019
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Save Smart Training of Trainers series launched in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar
07 June 2019
TRIANGLE in ASEAN, in partnership with Philippines-based NGO Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative, have hosted a three-part series “Save Smart Training of Trainers: Gender-Responsive Financial Literacy Training for Migrant Workers and their Families” in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar.
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Myanmar commemorated its third National Day on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) on 28 April 2019 in Yangon
24 May 2019
The ILO is working closely with the Government and the social partners to make workplace safety and health a national priority and reality for all.
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ILO brings together Myanmar stakeholders to discuss implementation of new Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Law
24 May 2019
Addressing the OSH Stakeholders Event held in Nay Pyi Taw on 6-7 Mat 2019, ILO Liaison Officer in Myanmar Rory Mungoven welcomed the newly passed OSH Law and the launch of the Second Myanmar OSH Profile.
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Promoting career pathways for women in the Myanmar’s garment industry
17 May 2019
The garment industry is an important engine for Myanmar’s sustainable development. The industry creates formal employment for almost half million people, more than 90% of whom are young women who migrated from their remote native states and regions with the explicit purpose of working in a garment factory. In 2017, the industry generated almost $3 billion in export revenues and is a critical driver of economic growth.
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Unions in Moldova and Azerbaijan sign a cooperation agreement
13 May 2019
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Note to Correspondents
24 April 2019
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Awarding innovative policies to empower youth
18 April 2019
National, local and regional governments and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to showcase decent work policies that help youth reach their full potential.
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ILO welcomes Joint Statement of the ASEAN Trade Union Council and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers
05 April 2019
On 4 to 5 April 2019, the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) held its second Joint Dialogue on labour migration in Manila, The Philippines, supported by the ILO.
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New law a major step for workplace safety and health in Myanmar
19 March 2019
The enactment of the new Occupational Safety and Health Law is a major step towards safer and healthier workplaces in Myanmar. The new law will play a pivotal role in preventing occupational injuries, diseases and deaths, said the ILO Liaison Officer in Yangon.
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ILO Committee of Experts discusses forced labour and freedom of association in Myanmar
19 March 2019
New conclusions on Myanmar were issued by the ILO Committee of Experts in February 2019 and are now available in Myanmar language.