Protection against unacceptable forms of work is strengthened, in particular Forced Labour and Child Labour

This intervention supports Myanmar to take specific actions in line with supervisory body comments on the application of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29). In particular, it focuses on the establishment of a credible and impartial National Complaints Mechanism (NCM) that includes: awareness raising; protection of victims with access to remedies and justice; and the prosecution of perpetrators. It provides technical assistance to support Myanmar’s forced labour NCM including members of the NCM National Committee, government officials, parliamentarians, workers’ and employers’ organizations to take the necessary steps to achieve this goal. The expected result is that through the effective implementation of the NCM, Myanmar has taken specific measures in line with the ILO supervisory bodies’ comments on the application of Convention No. 29 on the elimination of forced labour. In turn, the capacity of the social partners and relevant parliamentary committees for their effective participation in NCM process is strengthened; local reconciliation on forced labour is initiated and bilateral agreements between workers’ and employers’ organizations for prevention and remediation of forced labour in workplaces are promoted.

Project symbol

MMR/20/01/RBS

Admin unit

ILO-Yangon

Start date

01/07/2020

End date

05/01/2024

Total allocation

485462

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

485462

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Myanmar

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice
Outcome 2: International labour standards and authoritative and effective supervision