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Safety + Health for All Workers in Myanmar - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3556

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3556

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Armed conflict/crisis

category:

Employment

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comments:

ILO Staff. Beneficiaries

challenges:

Programs focusing on issues that challenge and draw the attention of the SAC may put their staff in danger which goes against the do-no-harm principle.

success:

Normative activities of the ILO in Myanmar, for instance projects focused on ending child labour and are less confrontational to the SAC since the military government in the past also signed on to these conventions.

context:

Since launching the military coup, the SAC has taken steps to silence social activists, businesspeople and even diplomats who criticise them through registration processes, imprisonment and even killing. For example, on October 28, 2022, a new, restrictive Organization Registration Law, regulating both domestic and international NGOs, was promulgated with criminal sanctions for civil society activity following the expiration of the previous law in late 2021.

description:

In situations of conflict, violence and political instability there are certain principles that the need to be adhered to. Given the potential threat to individuals in the political context and the risk that programming brings to representatives of organisations, consideration of the do-no-harm principle must be paramount in programming. Also, careful consideration must be given to not being seen to be endorsing a regime not accepted by the local community, particularly when it has by no means gained full control of the country.

administrative_issues:

Future OSH programming in Myanmar may need to be delayed based on the above risks in the current context.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/1227643

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location:

country:

Myanmar

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Safety + Health for All Workers in Myanmar - Final evaluation