In order to reach this ultimate goal, the project interventions in Myanmar and the Philippines are designed to broadly cover:

1. Child labour reduction through improvements in the education services and opportunities;
2. Economic empowerment and social mobilization of farming communities; and
3. Improvement of the regulatory framework and institutional development for the elimination of child labour.

The Project is supported by the ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme and will draw on the lessons learned in the previous ILO interventions to consolidate the gains achieved and pursue opportunities to increase the scope and impact of the interventions.

The Myanmar component of the project focuses on the reduction of child labour in communities that are predominantly working in the agriculture sector. The project will work towards building the capacity of constituents and strengthen the system to reduce child labour in the target areas, based on the objectives in the NAP through improvements in the education; economic empowerment and social mobilizations; and improving the regulatory framework and institutional development.

Objectives

A reduction of the worst forms of child labour in the agricultural communities in the Mon and Shan states in Myanmar.

Outputs

Enhanced knowledge of key stakeholders on education and youth employment needs in targets areas.
Quality of education and training is enhanced through improved governance resulting in enhanced skills and employability of children to gain better access to economic opportunities.
Improved capacity and awareness of key stakeholders enabling better access to quality education and understanding of youth employment needs in target areas, a means to reduce child labour.

Expected Outcomes

It is envisioned that the project will be able to contribute to reducing the worst forms of child labour in the agricultural communities in the Mon and Shan states in Myanmar.

Contact details

Ms Naw Moo Moo Hsoe
National Project Coordinator
hsoe@ilo.org