Improvement of Policy on Occupational
Safety and Health –from Policy
Development to Implementation Measures
8 Oct - 3 Nov, 2018
Tokyo, JapanMr. Saw Htay Myint Oo (Assistant Director)
Factories & General Labour Laws Inspection Department
Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, Myanmar

PresentationAgenda
 Overview of Myanmar
 OSH Experience of Myanmar
 Introduction to Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection
Department (FGLLID)
 OSH Functions of FGLLID
 Best Practices of FGLLID
 Challenges
 Future Plan

Overview of The Republic of Union ofMyanmar
Total Area
: 676,577 Sq. KmCoastline : 2,832Km
Population Density: 197/sq mile
President : U Win Myint
Major Ethnic: 8 races

Official Language: Myanmar
Key Industries: Agriculture, Mining,Manufacturing,Forestry, Oil and Gas
Business Capital: Yangon

Administrative Capital: Nay Pyi TawPopulation (2014)- 51.4 million

Labor Force Participation Rate (2017) - 61.1 %Agriculture- 53.2 %,Industry- 13.8 %,Services- 32.9 %Employment- 99.0 %Unemployment- Formal Sector- 24.1%

 Informal Sector- 75.6 %1.0 %OSH Experiences of Myanmar Occupational Safety and Health of Myanmar
started in 1934 through the enactment of theFactories Act(1951).
 Since 1964, Myanmar started to practice safetyand health by sector-basic which resulted different
enforcement agencies and different laws.

National Policy

The 2008 Constitution, Article 24:
The Union shall enact necessary
laws to protect the rights ofworkers.

Myanmar OSH System

FGLLID

BoilerInspectorate

ElectricalInspectorate

Division ofOccupational
Environment& Health

Mine
Inspection

CityDevelopment
Councils

Public Works

Pesticides
Control
Division

Existing Legislations related to Safety and Health
The Factories Act, 1951 (Amended in 2016)(FGLLID)
Shops and Establishments Law, 2016(FGLLID)
The Factories (First Aid) Instructions,1971(FGLLID)The Environmental Conservation Law, 2014
(Department of Environmental Conservation)

The Mines Act , 2015 (Department of Mine)
The Boiler Laws , 1984 (Amended in 2015)(Department of Industrial Supervision and Inspection)

The Electricity Laws, 1984 (Amended in 1990)(Department of Industrial Supervision and Inspection)
The Municipal Act and by-Laws(City Development Committees)

Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population

Departmentof Labour

Social Security
BoardFactories andGeneral Labour
Laws Inspection
DepartmentDepartment ofLabour Relations

Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department
Organization Chart

Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department

Main Functions of FGLLID

Labour Inspection

Labour Standards
Inspection

Safety and HealthInspection

Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department
No. of Inspector
Factories Inspector
State orRegion
YangonSagaing
Ayarwaddy
MagwayBago
Mandalay
Tanintharyi
Mon
RakineShan
KachinKayar
Kayin
Naypyitaw
CouncilHead Office
Total

General Laws Inspectors

SeniorInspector

Inspector

Assistant
Inspector

Total

SeniorInspector

Inspector

Assistant
Inspector

Total

411-1966961226391124-

236796122639212443124612211135232411111-

91
142422131-

18
6586
14442621334
10995-

13105

536

627

737

18100

Objectives of FGLLID
 To enhance the productivity by ensuring workers

to enjoy their labor rights fully and regularly
under the existing laws .
To provide the Occupational Safety and Healthservices.

Inspection
Inspectors regularly visit to the factories in accordance with theinspection program which is drawn up every two month. Eachinspector has to inspect factories according to their monthly plan.
Inspection Types
Factories Inspection (Specialized on OSH)
General Labour Laws Inspection (Specialized on LabourLaws)
Inspection Methods Routine Inspection
 Check Inspection
 Special Inspection

Accident
According to the Factories Act , the manager or occupier report to the respective office
any accident resulting death or any bodily injury happened in factories.

Accident Severity-Minor (< 20 days Absent)-Serious (> 20 days Absent)-FatalThe received accidents were classified as follows,-Severity-Causation-Trade-Injured parts of body .

Accident Statistics 2015-2017 (FGLLID)

YearMinorSerious

Fatal

Total

MaleFemale

MaleFemale

MaleFemale

MaleFemale

2013

11

118

415

1446

2014

54

29

8

14

248

14

2015

34

155

13

21

1110

15

2016

53

27

74

23

26

215352

2017

36

990

19

21-14728

Fatal Accident Statistics 2014-2019 (SSB)
Year/CaseMonth2014-Employee

Mortality rate

Mortality rate

List(%) amongout of 100,000 insured

insured workers

workers

78778837

0.01 %

10.01

618713200.01 %

7.00

66

10012090.01 %

6.59

671149232

0.01 %

5.83

111163516

0.0009 %

0.95

2015
20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019*

Insurance and Compensation

Social Security Law, 2012
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

OSH Training
Types of TrainingIn plant trainingDepartmental trainingOther certification training for special careers such as boiler
operator course, electrician course and fire fighting course areconducted respective agencies.

Promotion on OSH
 OSH Information
 Workshops and Seminars

 OSH Activities
 ASEAN OSHNET Awards

Regional Cooperation

Cooperation with ASEAN-OSHNET
Taking responsibility of the ASEAN-OSHNET
Secretariat from 2017 to 2019.

International Cooperation
Cooperation with ILO for OSH Project.
Vision Zero Fund ProjectSafe Youth@Work ProjectYouth4OSH Project
ILO-Korea ProjectMoU with Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency forenhancement of OSH system in Myanmar.
MoU with Danish Working Environment Authority for capacity
building of Inspectors.

OSH Best Practices of FGLLIDWorking Environment Measurements
OSH Committees
Training provided by Mobile Unit

Special Visit to Sugar Mills

Three Major Activities on OSH
 National Tripartite Social Dialogue
 National OSH Center with the finical assistance fromGrant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security ofJapan Government to conduct OSH trainings andawareness Cooperation with Danish Working Environment
Authority (DWEA) for revising inspection strategy

OSH Challenges♦

BudgetNo Particular Fund for Safety and Health♦

Human Resources
Inadequate Number of Qualified Inspectors♦

Co-operation Mechanisms
 Lack of Cooperation Mechanisms among OSH Agencies.

♦Capacity-Building No National Training and Information Center on OSH

OSH Challenges♦ OSH Outreach Limited Infrastructure

No Hygiene Lab.

♦ Legislation

 Lack of Main Legislation on OSH♦ System No Unified System

Future Plan




To enact the new OSH law to meet with changing situation.
To train the Factory Inspectors to be enable them to provide
advanced technical services for the improvement of working
conditions including safety and health in the industrial
establishments.
To develop the capacity and capability of existing Occupational
Hygiene Laboratory and measurement devices .
To establish an “Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC).
To organize National Occupational Safety and Health Council(NOSHC).
To participate actively in ASEAN-OSHNET functions.
Explore the means and ways to cooperate with internationaland regional agencies for enhancement of OSH activities.

New Legal Framework on OSH System
Ownership

NationalCouncil

New Legal
Most key
Framework industries
arecovered.
on OSH
SystemOSH Committees
Safety Officers
Training Provider

THANK YOU!
For Your Attention
Factories and General Labor Laws Inspection Department,
Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population
Building No.51, Nay Pyi Taw +95-67-430482
 +95-67-430114
 mol.cif.fgllid@gmail.com