国际劳工组织和4国合作改善缅甸劳工权益

 

ILO, 4 nations partner to improve labour rights in Myanmar

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Governments of the United States, Myanmar, Japan and Denmark have together launched the Initiative to Promote Fundamental Labour Rights and Practices in Myanmar, this month.

The Initiative will help modernise Myanmar’s labour code, improve compliance with international labour standards, and foster a robust dialogue between the Government, business, labour and civil society in Myanmar (Burma), according to a statement from the White House.

The United States, as part of its efforts to support democratic and economic reforms in Myanmar, is working with the Myanmarese Government and the international community to improve fundamental labour rights and set a strong foundation for sustainable growth and development in the Southeast Asian nation, the statement said.

Under the Initiative, a multilateral, multi-stakeholder approach will be adopted to strengthen labour reform, enforcement, transparency, and domestic stakeholder consultations. 

The Initiative will build on the significant labour law reforms already undertaken in Myanmar, and will support development by the Myanmarese Government, in partnership with the ILO and the Initiative governments, of a multi-year labour reform plan. It will also bring stakeholders into the discussion on labour reforms and build the foundations for good industrial relations and civil society consultations in Myanmar.

In early 2015, a stakeholder forum will be held in Myanmar to provide input on the development of the labour reform plan, and draft the plan through the Labour Law Reform Cluster. The US Department of Labour will provide initial “seed” funding to the ILO to bring on board a labour law expert, who will assist the Government of Myanmar in developing the labour reform plan over the next six months.

By supporting the Government and stakeholders in promoting fundamental labour rights and responsible business practices, the Initiative aims to protect Myanmar’s workers and support its businesses, and thereby make Myanmar an attractive sourcing and investment destination, including apparel sourcing and investment destination, and thus advance Myanmar’s overall sustainable growth and development.

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国际劳工组织和4国合作改善缅甸劳工权益

本月，国际劳工组织(ILO)和美国、缅甸、日本以及丹麦政府共同发起倡议来提升缅甸的基本劳动权利和实践。

该倡议将有助于使缅甸劳动法现代化,改善遵守国际劳工标准,促进政府、贸易商、劳动力与缅甸民间团体间的稳健对话,根据白宫的一份声明。

作为支持缅甸民主和经济改革工作的一部分，美国正与缅甸政府以及国际社会合作改善基本劳动权利，并为东南亚国家的可持续增长和发展打下了坚实基础,声明说。

该倡议下,将采用一个多边的，多方利益相关者的方法用以强化劳工改革,实施，透明度和国内利益相关者的磋商。

该倡议将建立在已在缅甸开展的重要的劳动法改革的基础上,它将支持缅甸政府的发展,与国际劳工组织和4国政府合作,成为多年的劳工改革计划。它也将为利益相关者带来劳工改革的讨论并建立良好的劳资关系和缅甸民间团体间的磋商。

2015年初,一个利益相关者的论坛将在缅甸举行，将对劳工改革计划的发展提供投入并通过劳动法改革起草计划。美国劳工部将提供最初的“种子”资金给国际劳工组织来引进劳动法专家,他们将帮助缅甸政府在接下来的六个月发展劳动力改革计划。

通过政府支持以及利益相关者提升基本劳工权利和负责的商业行为,该倡议旨在保护缅甸工人并支持其业务,从而使缅甸成为一个有吸引力的采购和投资目的地,包括服装采购和投资的目的地,从而推进缅甸总体的可持续增长和发展。