In the absence of a functioning, official employment system, the vast majority of over 7000 workers interviewed – 72 percent – said they found jobs through friends, other workers or labour brokers. The International Labour Organization highlighted the finding in its latest study, the first in-depth look at domestic migration within Myanmar.
The unofficial channels, while easy to access, are for the most part unregulated, leaving the workers open to abuse, the ILO found.
Kim Rogovin, an ILO officer who prepared the report, said the unregulated recruitment of almost all of Myanmar’s internal migrant workers contributes to some of the injustices they face.
Of the 72pc who said they received assistance finding a job, 86pc said they knew the person who assisted them and 9pc said they used a labour broker, known as a pwe sar.
According to Ms Rogovin, none of the workers had used one of Myanmar’s 91 labour exchange offices, which are operated by the Ministry of Labour. Ideally, these offices distribute labour cards to workers who register their employment history and education, and then help to place them in appropriate jobs. (Courtesy of MMTimes)
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