COVID-19 and Child Labour in Myanmar – Situational Assessment: Executive Summary and Recommendation

This summary report presents findings and recommendations following a comprehensive study commissioned by ILO1 to understand the impact that COVID-19 has and will continue to have upon the incidence and dynamics of child labour in Myanmar. Fieldwork was conducted remotely from Yangon and incorporated 6 focal states and regions as identified by ILO: Ayeyarwady Region, Bago Region, Kayin State, Mon State, Shan State and Yangon Region. All fieldwork took place between July 2020 –and January 2021.