"The worst forms of child labor -- whether in the army, the construction industry, domestic work, the mines or elsewhere -- are present throughout Burma," it said. The 30-page report, "Growing up ...

More than 850 children are now benefiting from the project, but Tim Aye-Hardy said that to truly address the problems causing child labor in Myanmar will be difficult. “For parents, it’s about ...

also known as Burma, one of the many challenges facing Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy when it takes power next year will be the country’s rampant child labor problem.

Burma is a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but has not yet signed and ratified the optional protocol. The International Labour Organization convention on the worst forms of ...

Burma head of the U.N.'s International Labor Organization, which has helped arrange many child soldier releases. "The critical issue now is getting that policy applied." Analysts say it's unclear ...

Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the tormented nation of Myanmar, torn by a civil conflict for more than three years, there is an explosion of the phenomenon of child labor, as observed by observers from ...

Myanmar, referred to as Burma by the Department ... "Companies have a moral and legal duty to safeguard their supply chains from child labor, forced labor and other exploitative and unsafe ...

Digital cameras and smartphones offer a workaround. Beginning in 2015, the International Labor Organization urged child laborers in Myanmar to become “young activists” and use their own images ...

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Reporting this to Radio Free Asia are local workers' rights groups who speak of an increase in child labour in Myanmar in 2024 compared to previous years. Among the sectors affected are garment ...