Skills and labour migration: The role of social partners in promoting policy coherence in Myanmar

This paper, Skills and labour migration: The role of social partners in promoting policy coherence in Myanmar, takes stock of Myanmar’s international migration trends; examines horizontal and vertical policy coherence; maps relevant policies related to migration and skills; and provides recommendations for the social partners to promote policy coherence in order to enhance the benefits of migration. It is part of a series of papers on policy coherence published by the ILO’s Developing International and Internal Labour Migration Governance (DIILM) project, and different to the others, moves the focus from the role of government in policy coherence, to the role of the social partners – trade unions and employers’ organizations, as well as CSOs.

The paper includes a set of policy recommendations to support skills recognition and development for migrant workers. Including continued support for Migrant Centres and social dialogue between workers’ and employers’ organizations; to expand representation of migrant workers in trade unions, provide quality pre-departure training for migrant workers, and promote cross-border dialogue to enable better skills recognition, as well as understanding of how skills and migration policy coherence increase business productivity as well as enhancing migratory outcomes for migrant workers, their families and communities of residence.