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Efforts to combat child labour in Myanmar

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Submitted by Tun Pa Pa Kyaw
on Mon, 08/06/2020 - 02:43
Poverty is one of the root causes of child labour. In countries where the majority of the population struggle to make ends meet, children are sent to work to help to provide for the household. According to a 2015 Labour Force Survey, 1.13 million children aged between 5 and 17 are in child labour in Myanmar, majorly (60,5%) in agriculture (ILO, 2019). The gruesome reality of child labour is unfortunately still common in the country: according to a workforce survey conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), more than 600,000 child labourers also engage in risky and unsafe work, including in commercial sexual exploitation that could result in human trafficking (ILO, 2019). This context of increased vulnerability of children remains despite the fact that the government of...Read more

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Social Policy for Children in Myanmar

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on Sun, 19/04/2020 - 14:15
Public finance is regulated on children in Myanmar to ensure the provision of education, health, and social protection. Although Myanmar has a child population of over 34%, public investment in children is relatively very low (UNICEF, 2018). According to Myanmar’s 2017-18 public finance management, only 12.5% of overall government budget allocation was invested in education, health, and social welfare. Whereas, in Thailand, 19.13% of total government expenditure was spent on education in 2013 (UNESCO Institute of Statistics, 2020). Scaling up the national social assistance programmes gradually could lead to an efficient and beneficial social protection system led by the Myanmar government. Regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Targets of appropriate social protection systems...Read more

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