Myanmar Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (My-PEC)

The Myanmar Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (My-PEC) aims to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Myanmar to address the country’s child labour issues. The project aims to deliver 6 outcomes: i) An expanded national knowledge base on child labor as the foundation for policy, programs and advocacy; ii) Increased awareness concerning children’s rights among the general public and key stakeholders – national and subnational parliaments, national and subnational governments, labor organizations, employers, civil society groups and targeted communities; iii) Improved legislation and regulatory frameworks to address child labor in accordance with international standards; iv) Strengthened capacity of national and local governments to address child labor in accordance with national standards; v) Improved capacity among national and local government, worker and employer organizations, civil society and others to coordinate service delivery and advocate for the elimination of child labor; vi) Reduced child labor in pilot target communities, testing and providing a model for potential expansion. The project receive a funding of USD 5 million from the US Department of Labor and contribution of USD 289,000 from the Improving Labour Market Data Sources in Myanmar through support to the national Labour Force and School-to-Work Transition Survey project (MMR/12/10/RBS).

Project symbol

MMR/13/10/USA

Admin unit

ILO-Yangon

Start date

30/12/2013

End date

30/09/2025

Total allocation

8711299

Total expenditure

Status

Active

8963865

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

Country/Countries

Myanmar

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice