Department of Labour

  • Organization Structure
  • Duty and Funcation
  • Regional and Coordination Division
  • Employment and Training Division
  • Research and Planning Division
  • Manpower and Statistics Division
  • Administrative Division

    • The Department of Labour ensures that workers enjoy their legal rights and privileges and at the same time encourage fair labour practices with a view to establishing cordial relations between employers and workers to maintain industrial peace. Township Workers’ Superisory Committees have been formed to settle work – related disputes among employers god workers. The workers Supervisory

    Committees have settled 3 /7 disputes resulting in 2, 540 workers being paid 15.1 millions of Kyats. 1,833 US dollars and 1524 F.E.C. The department encourages both employers and workers to adopt systematic contract of employment

    Township Workers’ Compensation scrutiny Committees have been formed to settle cases of injury or fatalities due to accident arising out of and the course of employment. Within the period I April 1995 to 14 November 1997, out of 362 compensation cases, 321 cases have been settled and enable 177 workers to enjoy 1,302,050 kyats as compensation.

    Workers Welfare Association were formed to look after its welfare and grievances of workers and dependents. A total of 2,234 Workers Welfare Association were formed. Their members number 483,283.