News and articles
2017
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Business case for employing people with disabilities reaffirmed in Myanmar
23 November 2017
Representatives of Myanmar disabled persons organizations, government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and disability experts discussed ways to make workplaces more inclusive and acknowledged the benefits of hiring persons with disability.
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Myanmar: ILO pilots self-learning approach to promote the cooperative business model
15 November 2017
ILO conducted the first Myanmar pilot of the Think.Coop training module on cooperative business, where over 40 participants from trade unions, including farmers, were provided with a basic introduction to cooperation and collective action.
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Myanmar’s ginger value chain actors meet to discuss safer practices and better production
30 October 2017
Through the support of the ILO’s Vision Zero Fund, all actors involved in Myanmar’s ginger value chain, from production to commercialization, met in Aung Ban, Shan State to discuss the way forward to promote occupational safety and health as well as to fairly maximize the benefits of the ginger business.
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ILO launches Global Commission on the Future of Work
21 August 2017
In the presence of the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius, the ILO has launched a high-level international body to address the challenges of the rapidly transforming world of work.
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ILO urges more tripartite dialogue in addressing migrant labour issues
04 July 2017
The International labour Organization calls for consultation and dialogue with key stake-holders including employers and workers organizations on the newly adopted law on migrant workers in Thailand.
2016
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New labour force survey gives detailed picture of Myanmar labour market
29 August 2016
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has published the first comprehensive survey of the labour force.
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Myanmar: Artists and stakeholders join the World Day Against Child Labour 2016
19 July 2016
This year, the country celebrated the World Day Against Child Labour for the 3rd time. Events were organized in different part of the country with the support of the ILO and in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar, Ratana Metta Organization, Sympathy Hands and Jeepyah Civil Society Development Organization.
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Myanmar: “I Wanna Go to School” video animation and song
12 June 2016
Two Myanmar artists, Nyan Kyal Say and Saw Phoe Kwar, collaborated with the ILO to raise awareness on child labour as part of a national campaign for the World Day Against Child Labour 2016.
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Myanmar unleashes home-grown entrepreneurs
25 April 2016
An ILO training programme makes the founding step to help new and existing small businesses join the dramatic economic and social change sweeping the country.