The Ministry of Labour ( my, ) is a
ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
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in the
Burmese government
Myanmar ( also known as Burma) operates ''de jure'' as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008 constitution. On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, causing ongoing anti-coup protests.
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responsible for the country's labour welfare and renders services to employers and workers. President
Htin Kyaw
Htin Kyaw ( my, ထင်ကျော်, or ; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth president of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the off ...
combined Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security and Ministry of Immigration and Population to from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.On 1 August 2021, it was reformed as Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Immigration and Population following the formation of
Caretaker Government
A caretaker government is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it usually consists of either randomly se ...
by
Min Aung Hlaing
Min Aung Hlaing ( my, မင်းအောင်လှိုင် abbreviated: MAL ; born 3 July 1956) also known as Alaungsithu is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Coun ...
.
Departmental bodies
* Department of Labour
*
Social Security Board
* Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department
* Department of Labour Relations
Main Functions
![MOLES](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/MOLES.svg)
* Ensuring workers enjoy rights and protection granted under the various labour laws.
* Providing social services for the workers.
* Promoting higher productivity of labour.
* Participation in international labour affairs.
References
External links
Social Security Board
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Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
Labour in Myanmar