Tripartite Meeting on Labor Affairs: Collaboration of government, employer and employee

A tripartite work coordination meeting of government, employer and employee on labor affairs was held in Yangon on 14th February, with the attendance of Union Minister for Labor U Chit Swe.

In his opening speech, the Union Minister expressed the Ministry’s emphasis on tripartite collaboration among government, employer and employee, stressing that building harmonious tripartite relationship will lead to the development of nation.

He also outlined the efforts of the Ministry in creating peaceful workplaces, conducting capacity enhancement trainings, aiming to turn out skillful employees who are a driving force in building a union as well as in resolving disputes between employer and employee in line with the existing rules and regulations.

Highlighting the crucial role of the tripartite collaboration in MSME development, the Union Minister assured to resolve the disputes and misunderstandings among employer and employee through negotiation and arbitration.  The Union Minister also stressed to be aware of misinformation deliberately spread by illegal media outlets.

During 344th Governing Body of International Labour Organization (ILO), held in March 2022, Myanmar was criticized for not following the provisions of Convention 29 - forced labour Convention and Convention 87 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention.

At present, efforts are made to reveal the difficulties and actual situations of Myanmar to ILO with the collaboration of the diplomats in Myanmar and relevant organizations to prevent unnecessary problems which can harm entrepreneurs and rights of labor.