Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2) - Myanmar (Ratification: 1921)

Advisory committees on the operation of free public employment agencies. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates that a limited number of township labour offices have been established since 1946 under the provisions of the Employment and Training Act, 1950. The employment services have gradually been strengthened and enhanced. Seventy-seven township labour offices operated by the Department of Labour exist throughout the country providing services for job seekers and employers. The Government also indicates that according to section 3(2) of the Employment and Training Act, a high level human resources development committee has been established. Representatives of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCC), as well as governmental officials, are members of the committee, which collaborates with the concerned organizations on matters related to the employment and skill development of workers. In this respect, the Committee expresses again its concern with regard to the lack of free and independent workers’ organizations in the country, as highlighted in its long-standing comments on the application of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87). The Committee therefore asks the Government to state how the committees appointed to advise on matters concerning the operation of a system of free public employment agencies are appointed and constituted and the method adopted for selecting representatives of employers and workers, as requested under Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention.