Promoting Employable Skills and Livelihood for Decent Work in Myanmar

The project, “Promoting Employable Skills and Livelihood for Decent Work in Myanmar,” enhances access to decent work and sustainable livelihood opportunities for vulnerable populations in crisis-affected areas of Myanmar, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, women, youth, and host communities. By strengthening market-relevant skills, improving labour market systems, and promoting inclusive economic participation, the project increases employability, income security, and resilience, while contributing to social stability and recovery in fragile contexts. The project is structured around two mutually reinforcing outputs. The first output focuses on expanding access to market-relevant skills and employability opportunities. It supports beneficiaries through short-cycle, competency-based training programmes tailored to local labour market demand, integrating technical, life, and business skills. The project strengthens the capacity of local training providers and community-based organizations, builds on previous ILO capacity development efforts, and introduces mechanisms such as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to validate existing competencies. Inclusive approaches ensure equitable participation of marginalized groups, while pathways for lifelong learning and skills upgrading are promoted. The second output focuses on strengthening labour market systems and fostering inclusive economic participation. The project integrates labour rights, occupational safety and health (OSH), and decent work principles across all interventions, while applying conflict-sensitive and inclusive approaches. It facilitates multi-stakeholder coordination among employers, workers, and community representatives, strengthens linkages with social protection systems and essential services, and promotes community dialogue and social cohesion. Evidence generation and knowledge sharing support policy development and potential scale-up. The primary beneficiaries are vulnerable individuals in crisis-affected areas who gain improved access to skills development and employment opportunities. At the same time, the project strengthens the capacity of local institutions including training providers, CSOs, employers, and workers’ organizations, where feasible to deliver inclusive and sustainable labour market interventions.

Project symbol

MMR/26/50/NZL

Admin unit

ILO-Yangon

Start date

01/06/2026

End date

31/12/2026

Total allocation

141543

Total expenditure

Status

Active

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Development Partners

New Zealand Embassy in Myanmar, Yangon

Country/Countries

Myanmar

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transitions
Output 9.5. Improved coherence in support and action to promote inclusive, peaceful, stable and resilient societies through decent work and social justice in contexts of crisis, post-crisis and fragility
Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work