Official Name:

The Republic of Union of Myanmar

State Counsellor: Daw Aung San Su KyiPresident:

U Htin Kyaw

Capital:Nay Pyi Taw (Established since 2005)

Area:

676,577 sq km.

Population

51.419 millions (2014 Census)

Currency:

Myanmar Kyat (MMK)NaturalResources; Oil and Gases , Jade, Gemstone,Teak and other timber

Major Crops:

Rice, Pulses and Beans, Sesame, Maize ,Rubber,

Major Ethnic;

Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon,Rakhine, Shan

Presentation AgendaCurrent OSH landscape in Myanmar

FGLLID Accident and Occupational Diseases compensation and InsuranceOccupational Safety and Health Management System

Challenges

Government Commitment on protection for rights of Workers

In 2008 , state constitution“The State shall enact necessarylaws to protect for workers”

5Current OSH landscape in Myanmar

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In Myanmar, Occupational safety and Health matters are notresponsible sole agency .
It is implemented by many agencies as Fragmentary.
Governmental AgenciesSocialSecurityBoard

BoilerInspectorate

FGLLIDElectricalInspectorate

Division ofOccupationalEnvironment& HealthMineInspection

CityDevelopmentCouncils

Ministry ofConstruction

PesticidesControlDivision

List of laws related on OSH The Factories Act , 1951

 Social Security law , 2012 and regulation Workmen Compensation Act , 1923 The Electricity law , 2016 The Boiler law , 2015 The pesticide law , 1990 The law of chemical and associated substances hazard protection, regulation

 The environmental Conservation law 2012 , and regulation Fire fighting law Shops and Establishments law 2016 City Development Law Myanmar Mine law , 19948

Ratified I LO conventions (Total 20 nos)C. 1

Hours of work (Industry) convention, 1919

C. 2

Unemployment convention ,1919

C. 6

Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention ,1919

C. 11

Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention , 1921

C. 14

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention ,1921

C. 15

Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stockers) Convention , 1921

C. 16

Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921

C. 17

Workmen’s Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925

C. 18

Workmen’s Compensation (Occupational Diseases)Convention, 1925

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C. 19C.21C.22C. 26C. 27C.29C.42

Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926Seamen’s Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929Forced Labour Convention, 1930Workmen’s Compensation (Occupational Diseases)Convention (Revised) , 1934C. 52 Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936C. 63 Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938C. 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to organizeConvention, 1948c. 182 Worst Form of Child Labour Convention10

But not yet ratified main conventions on OSH ; Labour inspection convention No. 81 Occupational Safety and Health convention No, 155 Promotional OSH Framework Convention N0, 187

11Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department

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Organizations under

Ministry of Labour , Immigration and Population Department of LabourDOL

 Social Security BoardSSB

 Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department FGLLID Department of Labour Relations DLRFGLLIDOrganization Chart 1Central Office 12 State /Region Level Office 43 Districts Level Office 5 Industrial Zone Level Office 21 Township Level OfficeObjective of FGLLID To enhance the labour productivity by ensuring workers to enjoy

their rights fully and regularly under the existing laws .
 To provide the Occupational safety and Health services .

INSPECTIONOSHINSPECTIONLABOUR LAWSINSPECTION15

Numbers of inspectors in FGLLIDCategory

NumberOccupational Safety and Health Inspector

96

Law Inspector

28

Staff396

More over , there have otherinspectors at respective agencies such as;Total520-Boiler inspector- Electrical inspectors- Mine Inspectors- pesticide inspectors- construction inspectors

Main Functions of FGLLID Inspection and enforcement the workplaces Accident and occupational Disease Investigation

 Conducting Trainings on OSH Working Environment Measurements Implementation of OSH - MS at enterprise level Awareness Raising on OSH Cooperation & Coordination on regional & International relation.

workplaces covered by Factories ActAny workplace operates with 5 or more workers using aid of power. ORAny workplace operates with 10 or more workers without aid of power . OR

Any Letter Press , Edible Oil Mill, Vehicle repairing work or vehiclespraying work using one or more workers .
Remark ; Coverage only manufacturing sector . Not cover construction /mining / agriculture or other sectors.

OSH Inspection System in ASEANGeneral InspectionModel

Combined InspectionModel(General and Sectoral)

Viet Nam

Singapore

Laos

Malaysia

MyanmarBrunei

Cambodia

IndonesiaPhilippinesThailandSource: 1st ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference

20The current Inspection procedureNos of Factories and Workers Vs under Economics ActivitiesEconomic Activities

No. ofFactories

Male

Number of WorkersFemale

Total

Textile Industry

1202

29727

235316265043General Engineering Industry

3497

42380

11041

53421

Metal and Mineral Work

656

22714

5370

28084

Foodstuffs , tobacco and drink Work

5363

66923

48109

115032

Chemical and Allied Work

2912

15887

9034

24921

Paper and Printing Work

1364

10826

5606

16432

Work relating to Stone, Wood andCeramic

1734

42658

18145

60803

91

1520

1726

3246

3095

48631

71276

119907

19914

281266405623686889Weaving and Bailing WorkMiscellaneousTotal

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Accident and Occupational Diseases ReportingAccording to the 1951 factories Act, If any factory happened accident , Factory manager shall report tothe respective offices . ( 2 days and above incapacitation his work)If any worker suffers occupational disease , any manager and medicalsurgeon shall report to the respective office.
So far no occupational disease reported.
because of very limited resources ( occupational health expert) andfacilities ( laboratory).
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Classification of accidents according to Economic Activities Vs yearlyEconomic Activities

YearWorkGeneralMetal andChemical Paper and relating to WeavingTextile EngineerinFoodstuffMiscellaneo Sub TotalMineraland Allied Printing stone ,andTotalIndustrygs WorkusindustryWorkIndustry Wood and BailingIndustryCeramicM S F M S

F M S F M S F M S

F M S

F M S

F M S FM SF M S

2012

5 1 -333

13 6 - 6383----13 - --

142 18 21 17 56

2013

1 - 2

121-

5 1 10 45--

2 - 1--

3

1 - ---

7

4 12 22 16 50

2014

1 3 -

1

91-

8 2 2 36-

1- 1 -

2

162 - --

36320152 5 2 13 542

8 1 3 13 2

32- 1 1-

9 23 7 1 --141 35 61 17 113

2016

14 13 3

1 10 6 4 16 20 7

232 - 3

1 25 25 6 - --5 20 4 80 97 28 205

87-F9 36 16 6124

Classification of accidents according to Economic Activities Vs yearly60

Textile Industry

50

General EngineeringIndustryMetal and Mineral Industry

40

Foodstuffs workchemical and allied Work30

paper and printing Industry

2010

Work relating to stone,Wood and CaramicWeaving and Bailing0

Miscellaneous2012

2013

2014

2015

201625

working environment improvement For identification and evaluation of working environmental factors such asheat stress, noise level, dust and fumes , Gases , ventilation ,etc…
Working environment measurements have been conducting at workplaceprioritized risk level .
 But all parameters can not be done measurement due to following

Challenges; - lack of industrial hygienic laboratory facilities .
- lack of qualified hygienist ( qualified operators)- lack of measurement equipments as quantitatively andqualitatively.
- Not yet adopted the standard on working environmental factors.
( Refereeing – standard from ACGIH , Philippines , Malaysia orSingapore)27

Working Environmental Measurement Activities byeconomic activitiesTextile Work

129

General EngineeringWorkMetal and MineralWorkFoodstuffs, Tobaccoand Drink WorkChemicals and AlliedWorkPaper and PrintingWorkWood and CeramicWorkWeaving and BailingWorkMiscellaneous Work62844228291193632

working environment measurement records

29Conducting Training on OSH FGLLID has been conducting orientation training on OSH for workers,

foreman etc… occasionally such as in- house training and mobile trainingusing training bus donated by Korea Occupational safety and HealthAgency(KOSHA).
 Other certification training for special careers such as Boiler operator course, electrician course are conducted respective agencies .
 Private OSH training providers conduct some training courses .

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PROMOTION on OSHi.

Training, Workshops andSeminarsii. Poster &Stickers , bulletiniii. Media Engagementiv. OSH Day (April 28)v. OSH Excellence Awards & BestPractices Awards

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Records of ASEAN-OSHNET AwardsExcellent award– Fame pharmaceutical factoryBest Practices Award - Lead battery Factory

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Regional and International cooperationIn regional ; Cooperation with ASEAN-OSHNET as focal Department .
 Taking responsibility the ASEAN-OSHNET Secretariatfrom 2017 to 2019 for three years.
 Cooperation with KOSHA for Enhancement of OSH system inMyanmar.
At international ; Working closely ILO (Yangon) branch 0ffice for OSH Project.
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Accident and OccupationalDiseases compensation and Insurance

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There are two laws such as- workmen compensation act and- Social security law .
 For any worker not insured by social security law can claim

compensation by compensation act , For any worker insured by social security law can enjoy medical

treatment , other benefits including cash benefits by Social security law.

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workplaces covered by Social security law Industrial establishments in which at least 5 persons are employed,

Railways and Public industrial and transport establishments ;Ports ,Mines and Oilfields.
 Financial organizations Companies,associations, organizations, and their subordinatedepartments and branch offices which carry out business Constructions carried out for a period of one year and above Businesses

Allow to insure any individual by voluntary basis.

Registration of EstablishmentsEstablishments in covered areas are required to registerwith the local offices of the Board within 15 days after they

are constituted.
So far numbers of insured person are 1,060,000

6 Types of Insurance Systems1. Health and Social Care Insurance System
 Medical treatment Cash benefit for sickness, maternity and confinement, funeral benefitfor decease due to any cause
 Medical treatment for the insured worker after retirement2. Family Assistance Insurance System
 Scholastic stipend benefit for the children of the insured who earns lessthan the stipulated amount of income
 Health care and aid benefit in time of natural disaster Suitable benefit for dependent family

3. Invalidity Benefit, Superannuation Benefit and Survivors’Benefit Insurance System invalidity benefit Superannuation benefit Survivors’ benefit arising out of decease not owing to work4. Unemployment Benefit Insurance System Health care to persons who are entitled to unemployment benefit Cash benefit for unemployment

5. Other Social Security System
 Social Security Housings established under housing plans to theinsured in accord with the stipulations.

6.Employment Injury Benefit Insurance System Medical treatment Temporary disability benefit Permanent disability benefit Survivors' benefit for decease owing to occupation.

Contributions Employers and Employees which amount to approximately employees

wages in the ratio of 6.5:5.5employee)and 25% for Housing plan (only The State subsidizes more than 200 million kyats annually for capital

expenditure to be utilized in building hospitals, clinics, offices andpurchasing medical equipments, vehicles, furniture and officeequipments.

Social Security scheme implemented by BoardPlays a vital role in the Social Security Scheme Primary Care

: 94 Social Security Clinics, Medical Care in 110Townships and 44 Government Enterprise Clinics

 Secondary Care:

3 Workers’ Hospitals- Yangon Workers’ Hospital, 250 bedded Hospital- Mandalay Workers’ Hospital,150 bedded Hospital- Htan-ta-bin Workers’ Hospital, 100 bedded Hospital Tertiary Care: Referral linked system to SpecialistHospitals

Mobile Medical Unit Services

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OSH Management SystemILO , OSH-MS Guideline 2001A set of interrelated or interacting elements to establish OSHpolicy and objectives, and to achieve those objectives.

Typical OSH MS ComponentsPolicyCommitment, Responsibility, ConsultationPlanSystem Planning, OSH Objectives, Development and ImplementationDoResponsibility and accountability; Competence and training, Hazard Control SystemCheckPerformance measurement; Accident, incident investigation; AuditingActPreventive and Corrective Action, Continual Improvement In Myanmar , There is no legal provision for implementation

OSH –MS so far .
• But , implementing OSH –MS prioritized high risk orlabour intensive factories by voluntary basis referringOSH-MS ILO guideline 2001 .
• All stakeholder including Employers , employees are veryinteresting .
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List of OSH CommitteesEconomic Activities

Nos ofCommittees

Textile247

General Engineering work

103

Metal and mineral work

52

Foodstuff, tobacco and drink

272

Chemical and allied work

51

Paper and printing work

29

Work relating stone , wood and Ceramic

120

Weaving and bailing work

22

Miscellaneous

241

Total

113748

Implementation of OSH CommitteeTextile Industry241

General Engineering

247

Metal and Mineral WorkFoodstuff Work

22

Chemicals and Allied Work103

120

Stone, Wood and Ceramic

Paper and Printing Work5229

Weaving and Bailing WorkMiscellaneous

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272

Challenges

50ChallengesLack of human resources ( inspectors and occupational health expert) quantitativelyand qualitatively.

Budget constraints and not allow Safety Fund.

Fragmented implementation on OSH mattersand Lack of cooperation &coordination among the OSH responsible agencies.

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Need to conduct more and more OSH training and awareness and to be builtNational Occupational Safety and Health Training centre. (We have no trainingcentre)

Need to be upgraded legal framework on OSH. ( OSH Law)

Need to be upgraded the accident reporting system for easy and accessible wayssuch as using on-line or internet and statistics system using program soft ware.

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Need to be laid down Occupational Safety and Health Policy at National level.

Need to be implemented the risk assessment and OSH –MS at enterprise level.

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THANK YOUFOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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