Labour Affairs : MOL Union Minister visits Mingaladon Industrial Park

On Friday, Union Minister for Labour U Maung Myint visited Myanmar Asia Optical Co., Ltd and Honey Garment Co., Ltd located within Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon. During the visit, the Union Minister met with relevant officials, members of Workplace Coordinating Committee, Occupational Safety and Health Committee and workers.

There, the Union Minister emphasized the crucial role of harmonious employer-employee relations to enhance production capacity, importance of transparency, mutual trust and understanding between employers and employees.

He also provided guidance on social security measures, safety and labour disputes resolution measures. Subsequently, the Union Minister observed the provision of on-site medical services to insured workers through a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU).

The mobile medical team comprised physicians and specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and physical and rehabilitation from workers’ hospitals. The team provided medical consultations and treatment to a total of 6,984 insured workers including (ECGs) and other necessary cardiac examinations and laboratory tests.

They also provided medicines and glasses. In Yangon Region, healthcare services for more than one million eligible insured workers are currently provided through Workers’ Hospital (Yangon), Workers’ Hospital (Htantabin), 22 township Social Security Clinics, one traditional medicine clinic, 21 departmental clinics, 53 contracted clinics, and five contracted hospitals and maternity units providing maternity services.

During the 2025–2026 fiscal year, Yangon Region saw a total of nearly 700,000 patient visits. In addition, medical expense reimbursements amounting to over 7.9 billion kyat were disbursed for 7,787 claims. From April to September 2026, reimbursements of more than 2.4 billion kyat were also paid for 22,196 claims.