IOM Burma/Myanmar
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International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2019-06-21
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2019-06-21
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"Scope of the document
This document is a consolidated result of the harmonization of terminologies participative workshop. The National Cluster conducted it in April, and May 2022. Cluster members were gathered to work and agree on Shelter/CCCM terms and definitions to have clarity and use harmonized terms to avoid confusion and reduce ambiguity. This process is part of standardization and harmonization activities..."
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International Organization for Migration, Shelter Cluster
Date of publication:
2023-08-14
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2023-08-14
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"HIGHLIGHTS
Extremely Severe Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar’s Rakhine State with force on 14 May 2023, making impact close to its capital, Sittwe. This was one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in Myanmar, with windspeeds of up to 250 kmph.
IOM launched its Cyclone Mocha Flash Appeal on 26 May 2023, requesting USD 11.25 million to target 75,000 people with life-saving humanitarian assistance. IOM’s Flash Appeal is fully aligned with the Inter-Agency Flash Appeal.
IOM Mobile Clinics have so far seen 1,094 patients in Rakhine State, while negotiations for broader access are ongoing.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
It has been almost three weeks since Extremely Severe Cyclone Mocha made landfall near Sittwe, Rakhine State, on 14 May 2023, bringing winds of up to 250 kmph. It was one of the strongest cyclones ever to hit the country. As the monsoon season approaches, humanitarian actors are working to rapidly respond to humanitarian needs. Safe shelter remains a key priority, along with health assistance, clean water, safe and functional sanitation facilities, non-food items (NFIs) and food assistance.
Aid organizations have been working to deliver assistance where possible, as well as to bring stocks of needed items to Rakhine from Yangon, as markets in the affected areas are struggling to meet demand and prices of key commodities have skyrocketed. However, the many political and bureaucratic challenges in Myanmar are limiting the movement of relief items into and around the country, while wider access to transport humanitarian supplies and movement of responders is urgently needed.
There continues to be obstacles to the roll out of comprehensive inter-agency needs assessment, due to bureaucratic impediments, limited access in specific areas due to the ongoing conflict and logistical barriers. With telecommunications and electricity not yet fully restored, information remains limited. However, some sectoral information has started to emerge from partners who were already on the ground, highlighting shelter, NFIs, health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and food as the key priority sectors for the response.
Shelter/NFI: Initial estimates that up to 90 per cent of houses in Rakhine have been unroofed are particularly worrying as wetter and warmer conditions are predicted for affected regions for the next week. Markets are heavily disrupted while large scale shelter and NFI assistance has not been able to reach affected areas yet due to the abovementioned constraints.
Health: Most health facilities in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, Pauktaw, and Sittwe townships in Rakhine, where IOM is implementing health programs, were damaged and most remain non-functional. Teams report that traumatic injury cases remain common but lesser in number compared to the first week. Other common morbidities diagnosed include acute viral infection (AVI), upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), diarrhoea, and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
WASH: Cluster partners in Rakhine have reported that over 200 water sources were flooded by seawater, affecting over 100,000 people in seven townships. According to WASH Cluster partners active in the Northwest, around 700 households in Chin, 4,800 households in Magway, and 2,800 households in Sagaing have been affected.
These figures are strictly indicative and are expected to continue to rise, particularly considering the mentioned obstacles to comprehensive assessments.
Food: In Rakhine, initial field observations make clear that seawater has devastated agricultural land and that livestock and food stocks have been destroyed at large scale, affecting both immediate food needs and longerterm food security..."
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International Organization for Migration ( Switzerland) via Reliefweb (New York)
Date of publication:
2023-06-02
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2023-06-02
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"SITUATION OVERVIEW
The impact of the cyclone has caused significant infrastructural and shelter damage across Rakine state and the northwest of Myanmar. In Rakhine state, the worst affected areas are believed to be Sittwe and Rathedaung, followed by Buthidaung, Kyauktaw, Maungdaw, Minbya, Mrauk-U, Pauktaw, and Ponnagyun, with coastal areas particularly destroyed. The townships of Kyaukpyu, Ramree, Munaung, Myebon, and Ann also suffered significant damages, though less severe than in other areas of Rakhine. In the northwest, (Chin, Magway and Sagaing) access limitations, ongoing conflict and communication challenges have hindered the ability of humanitarian partners to fully understand the scale of damages. In Chin, the worst affected areas are believed to be Paletwa, Matupi, Mindat, Hakha and Kanpetlet; in Magway, Gangaw, Tilin and Saw; and in Sagaing, Mingin, Pinlebu, Taze, Kyunlha, Kani and Pale..."
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International Organization for Migration ( Switzerland) via Reliefweb (New York)
Date of publication:
2023-05-26
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2023-05-26
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"Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by Sunday (May 14). Last year, the camps escaped devastation from the Bay of Bengal cyclone Sitrang, which killed 35 people, displaced over 20,000, and caused over USD 35 million in damages in other parts of the country.
To help the refugees and local host communities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is strengthening camp infrastructure, preparing for medical emergencies, and supporting volunteers in cyclone preparedness.
“We have IOM teams and equipment ready to assist government and other humanitarian organizations in clearing the debris to keep key access routes accessible,” said Abdusattor Esoev, IOM Chief of Mission in Bangladesh.
Cox’s Bazar is one of the most disaster-prone districts in Bangladesh, vulnerable to cyclones, floods, landslides, and other natural hazards that can cause loss of life and damage vital infrastructure in the camps. The latest cyclone also comes as the camps are still recovering from recent devastating fires that left around 20,000 refugees displaced.
IOM and its partners have trained volunteers and equipped health centres with mass casualty kits, mobile medical teams, and ambulances to handle medical emergencies during natural disasters. Over 2,000 volunteers have been trained to respond to cyclones, and 45 multi-purpose cyclone shelters have been made available for emergency evacuation.
“We have trained 100 refugee volunteers in each camp on cyclone preparedness and the flag warning system in 17 IOM-managed camps,” said Nihan Erdogan, IOM Deputy Chief of Mission in Bangladesh, based in Cox’s Bazar. “Emergency shelter materials and hygiene kits are readily available, and personal protective gear has been provided to all volunteers in IOM-managed camps.”
Refugee volunteers also disseminate awareness-raising messages to the community and respond to community requests around the clock.
“We have to alert and assist our fellow community members so they are prepared to respond and protect themselves and others should the weather conditions worsen when the cyclone reaches our camps,” said one of the refugee volunteers.
Extreme weather hazards will occur more frequently due to climate change in the years ahead. The linkages between climate change, migration and displacement are increasingly pressing worldwide. To avert, mitigate and address displacement linked to climate disasters and strengthen people’s resilience, IOM calls on governments to implement sustainable climate adaptation, preparedness and disaster risk reduction measures..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration ( Switzerland)
Date of publication:
2023-05-12
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2023-05-12
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" Stranded and with barely any money to pay the boatmen to take them to safety, a raft made of bamboo, jerrycans and rope was Mohammed Abdullah’s only chance to find refuge from the conflict in Myanmar.
At the height of the violence in Myanmar in 2017, Abdullah mobilized a number of fellow Rohingya to construct a massive float that enabled the group to escape to safety, crossing the Naf River into Bangladesh.
Abdullah’s story is one of many memorialized by the Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre (RCMC) in Cox’s Bazar, where the sanctuary provided to the Rohingya has transformed into the world’s largest refugee settlement of nearly 1 million people.
“They are incredibly resourceful,” says Shahirah Majumdar about the Rohingya community. She leads a team at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that has worked with Rohingya volunteers, artists and craftsmen to collect unique objects, music, poetry, recipes and stories – all representing the Rohingya experience.
These symbols of Rohingya culture are now displayed in the RCMC, in response to a 2018 mental health assessment in which Rohingya refugees revealed experiencing an “identity crisis” due to their displacement.
“The objective is to create healing through art and storytelling, and to ensure the continuity of their culture by transferring knowledge and skills from one generation to the next,” Majumdar says.
Creating the physical structure has been a slow and meticulous process, involving extensive consultations with the community on all design aspects.
The result is an elegant display hall made of bamboo and a roof of nipa leaves honoring Rohingyas’ traditional house designs in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
The establishment of the RCMC was not a simple initiative. It began with preliminary planning and research, which yielded little useful material. “Most of it wasn’t written by the Rohingya themselves,” Majumdar says.
Therefore, over three years, the joint IOM-Rohingya team got to work, following leads and collecting narratives from Rohingya people which reflected their true voice.
“When we started there was nothing; there was only sadness,” recalls Mohammed Karim from IOM. “They had their Indigenous knowledge, but nothing was written.”
The team traversed the camps, knocking on doors to consult with individuals. A decision was made early on not to collect personal objects brought from Myanmar since these were prized possessions and family heirlooms. Instead, such items were photographed. The resulting images were later shared with artists and craftsmen who have created model versions that will be exhibited in the RCMC.
Among the refugees’ most valued items were jewellery, identity documents and clothing. “One woman brought a loda (bronze water pot) which she used to freshen up before her prayers,” says Karim.
Other exhibits in the RCMC include boats, basketry, pottery and embroidery created from lived memories. The project has identified 23 genres of music and includes tens of ancient futhi – fairy tales told through song – and 64 sewing techniques, some of which are on display in the centre.
The centre is seen as a step towards the much bigger vision of a space that connects the past with the present, and the future. This will include hosting regular masterclasses – technical trainings in Rohingya heritage crafts, taught by Rohingya artisans – to pass invaluable knowledge down to the younger generations.
Mohammed Zaber, a wood craftsman who has begun to conduct masterclasses, demonstrates the power of engaging with Rohingya culture creatively. He explains the peace he felt when creating a model of his most prized asset – a mechanical rice mill – that he lost in Myanmar.
Zaber experienced the same feeling when he recreated his favorite place, a junction in Buthidaung township, as part of an interactive game designed for the RCMC to teach Rohingya children the districts and landmarks of Rakhine state in Myanmar. “We always used to go there,” he says.
Such emotional release is of little surprise as, according to Majumdar, a full day of creative work has many benefits to someone who experienced extreme trauma. “There is something therapeutic in building something with your hands. It can be protective against stress, depression and anxiety,” adds Majumdar.
Twenty-two-year-old Kushi is also finding joy in her work as a facilitator for the women’s embroidery group. Her parents left Myanmar in 1992, and she was born in a refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, where she still lives.
“When I come here and see all these things, I feel so happy because I’ve never been to Burma . It also gives me a sense of satisfaction knowing that when children come here, they will also get to see these exhibits and learn about Burma,” she says.
Two groups of 22 women are currently involved in creating the embroidery work. “When we take on a new artist, we ask her to bring a sample of her work,” Kushi says. “We discuss and then decide if she can join the group.”
Those with strong skills can teach in the masterclass. In the meantime, Kushi is helping set up exhibits from intricate embroidery products collected over time.
These initiatives are among many more that have been created in response to commissions on a range of topics meant to facilitate healing. But well-being also takes place in other, more independent ways.
“When Rohingya women feel a little sad they like to decorate themselves – usually with henna – and this gives them inner peace,” Kushi says.
Since May 2021, the RCMC has also provided an online platform through its website for the Rohingya community to engage with their history virtually – with the music being available on YouTube.
Majumdar details plans for how the refugees will run the RCMC for the benefit of the entire community. Guided tours will be held, with one day a week being devoted to women visitors. The tours will be led by volunteers who are presently in training.
“The task we have taken on is profound and unique, especially within the humanitarian context,” explains Nihan Erdogan, the Deputy Chief of Mission at IOM Bangladesh. “The RCMC represents joy, dignity and the Rohingya’s hope for the future. It combines mental health, protection, skills development, and self-reliance outcomes, and can be a model for other contexts.”
In this video produced by the Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre, Rohingya folk musician Ustazha Mustafa Kamal sings and performs on harmonium a Rohingya love song titled ‘Komola wrote a letter to Mandalay’. She is accompanied by Shabbir Rahman on the zuri (finger cymbals) and Ahmed Hossain on the dol (drums). The song expresses the pain of a loved one’s (shonai) long absence from home, and a longing for life to return to its familiar ways.
The Rohingya Cultural Memory Centre (RCMC) has identified at least 23 genres of Rohingya folk music, among them several genres of love songs. Original recordings of Rohingya songs can be found on RCMC’s YouTube channel, performed by Rohingya musicians living in camp. Music is essential to Rohingya life and constitutes a major part of Rohingya oral culture. Through their music, the community creates joy, healing, connection and meaning..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (Switzerland)
Date of publication:
2022-04-04
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2022-04-04
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" The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 128 million in support of 1.4 million refugees and host community members in need in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District.
Since the influx in 2017, over 900,000 Rohingya have sought temporary refuge in Bangladesh, where the protracted crisis is now entering its fifth year.
While the Government of Bangladesh and the local and international community have been providing immediate humanitarian assistance from the onset, the needs are immense and meeting them is dependent on continued support until the Rohingya are able to voluntarily return to Myanmar in a safe and dignified manner.
IOM continues to provide basic daily requirements to the refugees in a highly complex operation, thus, it is imperative for life-saving assistance to continue.
“Even as we face other pressing humanitarian crises elsewhere in the world and continue to grapple with the pandemic, the world must not forget the Rohingya refugees," said IOM Director General, António Vitorino. "We must continue to advocate for sustainable solutions in Myanmar that would eventually facilitate their voluntary and dignified return home. In the meantime, we continue to work together to ensure that they are safe and are able to live in dignity.”
IOM’s appeal is part of the Joint Response Plan (JRP) for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, encompassing 136 UN agencies and NGOs, 74 of which are Bangladeshi organizations. The humanitarian actors are collectively seeking to raise more than USD 881 million through the JRP, launched on Tuesday with the Government of Bangladesh.
The humanitarian community reiterated the need for continued support and financial assistance for the refugees in Bangladesh to ensure that they are not forgotten, amid emerging crises around the world.
For IOM, healthcare is a major area of focus. Additional funding will enable IOM to maintain its network of community health workers, along with the 49 primary and secondary healthcare centers that it runs or supports. Together these centers provide over 100,000 consultations per month with some operating as COVID-19 vaccination sites, supporting the Government of Bangladesh’s roll-out of vaccines for refugees over the age of 18.
Basic health is also dependent on access to clean water and sanitation. IOM is providing access to latrines and clean water, reaching almost 300,000 people on a daily basis. This includes running the largest solar-powered water treatment and distribution facilities in a humanitarian setting, together with wastewater treatment and solid waste management.
The need for new and better-quality shelters remains high. Support is needed to continue infrastructural work to improve sites, in addition to stabilizing slopes and continuously improving living conditions. This work also entails providing accessways, drains and lighting in public spaces.
To protect the most vulnerable – especially women and children who account for over 75 per cent of the population – IOM works at both the individual and community level to mitigate the risks of gender-based violence, abuse, child neglect and human trafficking. More funding is needed for Child-Friendly Corners that offer children a place to interact in safety, and Women and Girls Safe Spaces designed to improve women’s access, and participation.
Every month, IOM supports in delivering alternative sources of fuel to more than 96,000 households for cooking, contributing to food security while also reducing the environmental impact. Bamboo is the most widely used material in the camps, and over 700,000 bamboo poles have been processed through the IOM-run Bamboo Treatment Facility – the largest of its kind. Treating bamboo poles reduces pest damage and lengthens the bamboo’s lifespan, while also minimizing pressure on forests and ensuring cost efficiency.
“Along with the Government of Bangladesh and our partners, IOM will continue to support the Rohingya until they can safely return to Myanmar," said Fathima Nusrath Ghazzali, Officer in Charge at IOM Bangladesh. “This appeal is a critical element of the humanitarian community’s ongoing response, and the organization is grateful to its donors for their continued support and engagement.” ..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration ( Switzerland)
Date of publication:
2022-03-30
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2022-03-31
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"Despite the ongoing challenges IOM and partners continue providing assistance to support vulnerable migrants and communities
Humanitarian assistance
Myanmar has always been a country of significant human mobility and one in four people are internal or international migrants. It is therefore not uncommon to see many leveraging migration to complement their income and livelihoods as Ko Kyaw Latt*, a young internal migrant from Mandalay Region explained:
“I was a household electrician and regularly travelled from my village to other townships for work. Although this was tiring, I could earn a worthy salary”.
However, the ability of internal migrants and communities to benefit from the positive impacts of migration, such as the diversification of livelihoods and incomes, remittances, and the circulation of skills and knowledge, has been disrupted by the multiple crises. COVID-19 control measures such as travel bans and stay-at-home orders continue making migration difficult. As a result, many migrants have lost their jobs and sources of income, leaving them with few options but to put migration plans on hold or return home.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners have been providing humanitarian assistance to internal migrants and migrant families in situations of vulnerability. In 2021, 9,508 internal migrants and migrant-sending families, primarily from Rakhine and Ayeyarwady, have been supported with safe return, food and cash allowances, and hygiene kits.
International migrants face similar challenges to those of internal migrants when returning to Myanmar. Renewed outbreaks of COVID-19 in neighbouring countries, particularly in Thailand, have resulted in less job opportunities at usual migrant destinations.
Facing decreasing incomes and unable to send regular remittances, an increasing number of migrants have returned despite the challenging socioeconomic and COVID-19 situation in Myanmar in recent months, with estimates of over 50,000 migrants having returned through official border crossings at the Thai-Myanmar border since February. Having left much behind and facing quarantine immediately upon return, many returning migrants are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
Through its network of Migrant Resource Centres across the country, IOM has mobilized humanitarian assistance to support migrants returning to Myanmar due to the increasingly difficult livelihoods situation abroad.
Since May, a total of 7,434 migrants have been supported with migration information services and humanitarian assistance, including onward transportation to their communities of origin, as well as with meals, clothes and hygiene kits.
Migration in Myanmar
Most Myanmar nationals migrate for better economic opportunities, and 4.25 million Myanmar migrants are abroad, according to a 2019 estimate by MOLIP.
Myanmar is a country of vast internal migration, with around 9.4 million Myanmar nationals migrating within the country – approximately 17 per cent of the population.
The majority of remittances in Myanmar are received from abroad, and 2020 estimates by MOLIP indicate USD 2.8 billion and USD 5.2 billion remittances were received last year through formal and informal channels, respectively.
Livelihood assistance
The strengthening of migrants’ skills to enable access to improved livelihood opportunities, remains a key priority for supporting the resilience of migrant households and communities in light of heightened socio-economic vulnerabilities. While operational constraints remain, IOM has maintained skills development programming and in 2021, IOM and partners have supported 1,130 internal and returned migrants to gain enhanced skills and livelihood opportunities through skills development training on a range of topics, including electrical wiring, sewing, food and beverage, English and Japanese language training, among others.
Kyaw Kyaw was one of the beneficiaries of the skills training. After he was unable to continue as an electrician due to the crises since February, he undertook the motorbike repair training. “It was very useful for me. Though I had no skills in motorbike repair, I have become sufficiently skilled that I now train others at my village and can gain some income”, he said.
IOM and partners in Chin, Shan, Mon and Kayin States and Mandalay, Magway, and Tanintharyi Regions have also been providing micro-enterprise coaching to migrants who successfully complete skills development training. A total of 616 migrants have successfully completed micro-enterprise coaching and launched small businesses.
While the context remains challenging, migrants like Kyaw Kyaw retain their aspirations for the future.
“My future goal is setting up my own motorbike repair shop. When all this passes, I plan to migrate with the skills I have learned and practice motorbike repair in other places.”
IOM and its partners remain committed to support all migrant populations and communities and will continue doing their utmost to ensure essential assistance reaches those in need across Myanmar.
* Name changed to protect identity.
IOM’s critical work in Myanmar has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Japan, the European Union, Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), the Global Fund, and the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT).
ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာ နေထိုင်သူများနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ရပ်ရွာလူထုများအား လိုအပ်သော လူသားချင်းစာနာထောက်ထားမှုနှင့် အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကြောင်းဆိုင်ရာ အကူအညီများကို IOM မှ ဆက်လက်ထောက်ပံ့ပေးလျက်ရှိ
လက်ရှိတွင်ဖြစ်ပေါ်လျက်ရှိသော စိန်ခေါ်မှုများကြားမှ အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ နိုင်ငံတကာအဖွဲ့အစည်း (IOM) နှင့် ၎င်း၏ မိတ်ဖက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများသည် အကူအညီများကို အားနည်း၍ လိုအပ်ချက်များပြားသည့် အခြေအနေတွင်ရှိနေသော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ရပ်ရွာလူထုများအား ဆက်လက်ပံ့ပိုးလျက်ရှိနေပါသည်။
လူသားချင်းစာနာထောက်ထားမှု အကူအညီ
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည် လူဦးရေအရ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှု အစဉ်အမြဲ သိသာများပြားသော နိုင်ငံတစ်ခုဖြစ်ပြီး လူလေးဦးတွင် တစ်ဦးသည် ပြည်တွင်း (သို့) ပြည်ပသို့ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်နေကြသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် များစွာသောသူတို့သည် ၎င်းတို့၏ ဝင်ငွေနှင့် အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းလိုအပ်ချက်များကို ဖြည့်စွက်ရန် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်နေကြသည်ကို မြင်ရခြင်းမှာ အဆန်းမဟုတ်တော့ကြောင်း မန္တလေးတိုင်းမှ ပြည်တွင်းရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူ လူငယ်တစ်ဦးမှ ဆိုသည်။
"ကျွန်တော်အရင်က အိမ်တွေမှာ လျှပ်စစ်ပညာရှင်အနေနဲ့ အလုပ်လိုက်လုပ်တယ်။ ကျွန်တော့ရွာကနေ တခြားမြို့တွေကို ခရီးပုံမှန်သွားရတာဆိုတော့ ပင်ပန်းတာပေါ့။ ဒါပေမဲ့ ထိုက်တန်တဲ့ လစာတော့ရတာပေါ့" ဟု ကိုကျော်ကျော်လတ်က ဆိုသည်။
သို့သော်လည်း ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်ခြင်းမှ ရနိုင်သော အကျိုးကျေးဇူးများဖြစ်သည့် အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းပြုရန်နှင် ဝင်ငွေရရှိနိုင်ရန် အခွင့်အလမ်းများတိုးပွါးလာခြင်း၊ အိမ်သို့ ငွေပြန်ပို့နိုင်ခြင်း၊ အတတ်ပညာနှင့် ဗဟုသုတများ ဖြန့်ဝေပေးနိုင်ခြင်း စသည်တို့ကို ခံစာနိုင်ရန် အနှောင့်အယှက် အကျပ်အတည်းမျိုးစုံရှိနေခြင်းကြောင့် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ရပ်ရွာလူထုများမှ အပြည့်အဝ မခံစားရဘဲ ရှိနေသည်။ COVID-19 ထိန်းချုပ်ရေး အစီအမံများဖြစ်သည့် ခရီးသွားလာခွင့် ပိတ်ပင်ခြင်းနှင့် stay-at-home ကဲ့သို့သော အိမ်တွင်းသာနေထိုင်ရန် အမိန့်များကြောင့် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှုပြုလုပ်ရန် ခက်ခဲလျက်ရှိနေသည်။ အကျိုးဆက်အနေဖြင့် များစွာသော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူတို့သည် အလုပ်အကိုင်နှင့် ဝင်ငွေများ ဆုံးရှုံးနေပြီး ရွေးချယ်နိုင်သည့် အခွင့်အလမ်း နည်းပါးကာ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှုပြုလုပ်ရန်အစီအစဥ်များအား ဆိုင်းငံ့၍ မိမိနေရပ်သို့ ပြန်ရသည်များရှိနေသည်။
IOM နှင့် ၎င်း၏ မိတ်ဖက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများအနေဖြင့် အားနည်းသော အခြေအနေတွင်ရှိသော ပြည်တွင်းရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ မိသားစုဝင်များကို စဉ်ဆက်မပြတ် လူသားချင်းစာနာထောက်ထားမှု အကူအညီများ ပေးလျက်ရှိပါသည်။ ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ်အတွင်း ၉၅၀၈ ဦးသော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ မိသားစုဝင်များ (ရခိုင်နှင့် ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းမှ အများစု) ကို ငွေကြေးအထောက်အပံ့၊ တစ်ကိုယ်ရည်သန့်ရှင်းမှုသုံး ပစ္စည်းများနှင့် လုံခြုံစွာဖြင့် နေရပ်ပြန်နိုင်ရေးတို့ ကူညီပံ့ပိုးပေးခဲ့ပါသည်။
ပြည်တွင်းရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများနည်းတူ ပြည်ပရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူတို့သည်လည်း မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသို့ ပြန်လာရာတွင် အခက်အခဲများ ကြုံတွေ့ကြရသည်။ အထူးသဖြင့် ပုံမှန်ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှုများသောနေရာများဖြစ်သည့် အိမ်နီးချင်း ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံကဲ့သို့သော နိုင်ငံများတွင် COVID-19 ကူးစက်မှုအသစ်များ ဖြစ်ပွါးမှုကြောင့် အလုပ်အကိုင်အခွင့်အလမ်းများ ရှားပါးလာခဲ့သည်။
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအတွင်းလူမှုစီးပွားအခက်အခဲများနှင့် COVID-19 အခြေအနေများ ရှိနေသည့်သော်လည်း ဝင်ငွေလျော့နည်းလာခြင်းနှင့် မိမိအိမ်သို့ ပုံမှန်ငွေလွှဲခြင်းများ မပြုလုပ်နိုင်ကြသဖြင့် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသို့ ပြန်လာကြသည့် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူ အရေအတွက်မှာ ပြီးခဲ့သည့်လများအတွင်း ပို၍ပင် တိုးလာခဲ့ပြီး ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလမှ စတင်ကာ ခန့်မှန်းခြေ ၅၀၀၀၀ ကျော်သော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများသည် ထိုင်း-မြန်မာ တရားဝင်နပ်စပ်ဖြတ်ကျော်မှုမှတစ်ဆင့် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအတွင်းသို့ ပြန်လည် ဝင်ရောက်လာခဲ့ကြသည်။ များစွာသောအရာတို့ကို မျက်နှာလွှဲ ချန်ထားခဲ့ရပြီး မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသို့ ရောက်ရောက်ချင်းတွင် COVID-19 ရောဂါ ကူးစက်ပြန့်ပွားမှုကာကွယ်ရန်အတွက် သတ်မှတ်ထားသောနေရာများတွင် သီးသန့်ခွဲခြားထိုင်ရသဖြင့် ပြန်လည်ရောက်ရှိလာကြသော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းနေထိုင်သူအများအပြားသည် အရေးပေါ် လူသားချင်းစာနာထောက်ထားမှု အကူအညီများလိုအပ်နေခဲ့ပါသည်။
ပြည်ပတွင် အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းပြုရန် အခက်အခဲများ ပိုမိုများပြားလာ၍ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသို့ ပြန်လည်ရောက်ရှိလာသော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းနေထိုင်သူများကို နိုင်ငံတစ်ဝှမ်းရှိ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သား ထောက်ပံ့ကူညီရေး ဗဟိုဌာနများမှတစ်ဆင့် IOM သည် လူသားချင်းစာနာထောက်ထားမှု အကူအညီများ ပံ့ပိုးပေးခဲ့ပါသည်။
မေလမှစတင်ကာ စုစုပေါင်း ၇၄၃၄ ယောက်သော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများကို နေရပ်ပြန်ရန်လိုအပ်သည့် ပို့ဆောင်ဆက်သွယ်ရေးပံ့ပိုးမှု၊ အစားအသောက်၊ အဝတ်အထည်နှင့် တစ်ကိုယ်ရေသန့်ရှင်းမှု အသုံးအဆောင်ပစ္စည်းများ စသည့် လူသားခြင်းစာနာထောက်ထားမှု အကူအညီများနှင့် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှုနှင့်ဆိုင်သာ သတင်းအချက်အလက် ဝန်ဆောင်မှုများကိုလည်း ပံ့ပို့ပေးခဲ့ပါသည်။
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှု အခြေအနေ
အများစုသော မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသားများသည် ပိုမိုကောင်းမွန်သော စီးပွါးရေး အခွင့်အလမ်းများအတွက် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်ခြင်းကို ပြုကြသည်။ ၂၀၁၉ ခုနှစ် အလုပ်သမား၊ လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေးနှင့် ပြည်သူ့အင်အား ဝန်ကြီးဌာန၏ ခန့်မှန်းချက်အရ ၄.၂၅ သန်းသော မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသားများသည် ပြည်ပရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများဖြစ်သည်။
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည် ပြည်တွင်း ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူ ၉.၄သန်းခန့်ရှိသည့် ပြည်တွင်းရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်မှု ကျယ်ပြန့်များပြားသော နိုင်ငံတစ်ခုဖြစ်ပြီး ၎င်းမှာ နိုင်ငံလူဦးရေ၏ ၁၇ ရာခိုင်နှုန်းခန့်ရှိသည်။
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည် လွှဲငွေအများစုကို ပြည်ပမှ လက်ခံရရှိပြီး အလုပ်သမား၊ လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေးနှင့် ပြည်သူ့အင်အား ဝန်ကြီးဌာန၏ ၂၀၂၀ ခန့်မှန်းချက်အရ ယမန်နှစ်အတွင်း အမေရိကန်ဒေါ်လာ ၂.၈ ဘီလီယံ နှင့် ၅.၂ ဘီလီယံ တန်ဖိုးရှိ လွှဲငွေများကို တရားဝင်လမ်းကြောင်း နှင့် အလွတ်သဘောမဟုတ်သော လမ်းကြောင်းအသီးသီးတို့မှ ရရှိခဲ့သည်။
အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းဆိုင်ရာ အကူအညီ
အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းအခွင့်အလမ်းများ များပြားလာစေရန်အတွက် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သားများ၏ ကျွမ်းကျင်မှုများကို အားသန်လာအောင်ထောက်ပံ့ပေးခြင်းသည် လက်ရှိဖြစ်ပေါ်လျက်ရှိသော လူမှုစီးပွား အားနည်းချက်များကြားမှ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများရှိသည့် အိမ်ထောင်စုများနှင့် ရပ်ရွာလူထုများ ကြံ့ကြံ့ခံ ရပ်တည်နိုင်ရန်အတွက် အဓိကကြသော အထောက်အပံ့တစ်ခု ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ လုပ်ငန်းလည်ပတ်မှု ကန့်သတ်ချက်များ ရှိနေသည့်ကြားမှ ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ်တွင် IOM အနေဖြင့် ကျွမ်းကျင်မှု ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်စေရေး အစီအစဉ်များကို ဆက်လက်လုပ်ဆောင်ခဲ့ပြီး IOM ၏ မိတ်ဖက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများနှင့်အတူ ပြည်တွင်း ရွှေ့ပြောင်းနေထိုင်သူနှင့် နေရပ်ပြန် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သား စုစုပေါင်း ၁၁၃၀ ဦးကို ကျွမ်းကျင်မှုနှင့် အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းအခွင့်အလမ်းများ မြှင့်တင်နိုင်ရန် လျှပ်စစ်ဝါယာသွယ်တန်းခြင်းသင်တန်း၊ စက်ချုပ်သင်တန်း၊ အစားအစာနှင့် အဖျော်ယမကာ၊ အင်္ဂလိပ်စာ၊ ဂျပန်စာ စသည့် သင်တန်းများအပါအဝင် သင်တန်းအမျိုးမျိုးတို့ဖြင့် ပံ့ပိုးနိုင်ခဲ့ပါသည်။
ကျော်ကျော်သည် ထိုသင်တန်းများမှ အကျိုးခံစားရသူ တစ်ဦးဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလမှ စတင်ကာ ဖြစ်ပွါးခဲ့သည့် အကျပ်အတည်းကြောင့် ကျော်ကျော်သည် လျှပ်စစ်ပညာရှင်အဖြစ် ဆက်လက်ရပ်တည်ရန် ခက်ခဲခဲ့ပြီးနောက်တွင် မော်တော်ဆိုင်ကယ်ပြုပြင်ခြင်း သင်တန်းကို တက်ရောက်ခဲ့ပါသည်။ "ဒီသင်တန်းက ကျွန်တော့်အတွက် အရမ်းအထောက်အကူဖြစ်ခဲ့ပါတယ်။ ကျွန်တော်အရင်က ဆိုင်ကယ်မပြင်တတ်ခဲ့ပေမဲ့ အခုတော့ လိုအပ်တဲ့ ကျွန်းကျင်မှုလည်း ရှိလာတော့ ရွာမှာ တခြားသူတွေကိုလည်း ပြန်သင်ပေးတယ်။ အဲ့တော့ ဝင်ငွေလည်း ရလာတာပေါ့"
IOM နှင့်တကွ ချင်းပြည်နည်၊ ရှမ်းပြည်နည်၊ မွန်ပြည်နည်၊ ကရင်ပြည်နည်၊ မန္တလေးတိုင်း၊ မကွေးတိုင်းနှင့် တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းတို့တွင်ရှိသော မိတ်ဖက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများ ပူးပေါင်းကာ ကျွမ်းကျင်မှုတိုးတက်ရေးသင်တန်းများ ပြီးစီးထားသော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများကို အသေးစား စီးပွားရေးလုပ်ငန်းလုပ်ကိုင်ပုံသင်တန်းကိုလည်း ယခုအခါ ပြုလုပ်ပေးလျက်ရှိပါသည်။ ယခုအခါ ထိုအသေးစား စီးပွါးရေးလုပ်ငန်းလုပ်ကိုင်ပုံ သင်တန်းမှ ၆၁၆ ယောက်သော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူတို့သည် သင်တန်းကို အောင်မြင်စွာ ပြီးဆုံးသွားပြီဖြစ်၍ အသေးစားစီးပွါရေးလုပ်ငန်းများကို စတင်အကောင်အထည်ဖော် လုပ်ဆောင်နေပြီလည်း ဖြစ်ပါသည်။
အခက်အခဲများ ရှိနေသည့်ကြားမှ ကျော်ကျော်ကဲ့သို့သော ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူများသည် ၎င်းတို့၏ မျှော်မှန်းချက်များကို ဆက်လက် ထားရှိနိုင်ခဲ့ကြပါသည်။
"ကျွန်တော့်ရဲ့ ရည်မှန်းချက်ကတော့ ကိုယ်ပိုင် ဆိုင်ကယ်ပြင်ဆိုင်လေး ဖွင့်နိုင်ဖို့ပါပဲ။ အခုအခြေအနေတွေအားလုံးပြီးသွားတဲ့အခါ ကျွန်တော်သင်ယူတတ်မြောက်ထားတဲ့ကျွမ်းကျင်မှုနဲ့ တခြားနေရာတွေကို ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်ပြီးတော့ ဒီဆိုင်ကယ်ပြုပြင်တဲ့ အလုပ်ကို လုပ်ဖို့ ရည်ရွယ်ထားပါတယ်။"
IOM နှင့် ၎င်း၏ မိတ်ဆက်အဖွဲ့အစည်းများအနေဖြင့် ရွှေ့ပြောင်းသွားလာနေထိုင်သူ လူထုအားလုံးနှင့် ၎င်းတို့၏ရပ်ရွာလူထုများကို တစိုက်မတ်မတ် ကူညီပံ့ပိုးလျက်ရှိပြီး ဆက်လက်၍လည်း လိုအပ်လျက်ရှိသော အကူညီများ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတစ်ဝှမ်း အနှံ့အပြားရောက်ရှိနိုင်ရန် အစွမ်းကုန် ဆက်လက်ကြိုးပမ်းသွားမည် ဖြစ်ပါသည်။
* အမည်လွှဲကို အသုံးပြုထားပါသည်။
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအတွင်း IOM ၏ အရေးပါသော လုပ်ဆောင်ချက်များသည် United States Agency for International Development (USAID)၊ the Government of Japan၊ the European Union၊ Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)၊ the Global Fund နှင့် the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) တို့၏ ရက်ရောသော ပံ့ပိုးမှုတို့ကြောင့် ဆောင်ရွက်နိုင်ခဲ့ခြင်းဖြစ်ပါသည်။..."
Source/publisher:
United Nations Myanmar
Date of publication:
2021-10-01
Date of entry/update:
2021-10-01
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Title: IOM Bangladesh Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis Response - Monthly Situation Report (August 2021)
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"IOM Supports COVID-19 Vaccination for Rohingya Refugees
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar camps started on 10 August. As part of the Government of Bangladesh National Committee on COVID-19 vaccination plan, the vaccination campaign was for the refugees who are 50 years and above.
The first dose of the vaccine was given to 36,943 refugees -- 21,673 male and 15,270 female -- at the first phase of the campaign, which aimed to reach 43,093 refugees through this facility-based approach. By covering 86% of the targeted beneficiaries, the campaign’s first phase ended on 23 August while eligible community leaders who are supporting the camp operations were also vaccinated.
Out of the 34 selected sites for vaccination, 10 were IOM health facilities where 17% of vaccinated refugees were provided first dose of the vaccine. A total 46 IOM health workers were trained on vaccination Standard Operating Procedures as well as guidelines on Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI).
Community Health Workers (CHWs) played a key role in mobilisation and were also responsible for vaccination card distribution. There were Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities that took place prior, during and after the campaign, for raising awareness, promotion of this campaign, and establishment of trust and feedback mechanisms from the community.
For this campaign, IOM has distributed 11,693 Information, Education & Communication (IEC) materials related to vaccination and reached 134,666 beneficiaries through house to house visits, and conducted awareness-raising sessions. The next round for the second dose will begin in early September.
In addition, through the provision of tablets and orientation for staff on data entry, IOM also supported five government facilities in Cox’s Bazar with COVID-19 vaccination registration for the host community, with 423 registrations done this month..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM) ( Switzerland) via "Reliefweb" (New York)
Date of publication:
2021-09-26
Date of entry/update:
2021-09-27
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"Returns from Thailand through border checkpoints continued in the first half of July, with 10,985 (4,536 female, 6,449 male) returns from 1 to 16 July. A total of 86,449 migrants (33,023 female, 53,426 male) returned from Thailand from 22 March to 16 July, with the majority of migrants who returned through Myawaddy-Mae Sot returning to Bago Region (10,948 people), Mon State (7,391) and Kayin State (6,964 people).
Returns from China through border checkpoints also continued in the first half of July, albeit at a slower rate than in June, with a total of 2,887 (1,211 female, 1,676 male) returns from 1 to 16 July. A total of 44,051 migrants (15,564 female, 28,478 male) returned from China from 16 April to 16 July.
As of July 16, based on available data, a total of 130,817 migrants have returned to Myanmar from Thailand, China and Laos. A further 8,543 Myanmar nationals have returned via Government Assisted Relief Flights from various countries in Asia and beyond, including from Australia, Philippines, India and the United States.
The Government of Myanmar announced the extension of COVID-19 restrictions until 31 July. This is the third extension following a similar decision on 1 July and it retains:
• The nationwide daily curfew from 00:00 AM to 04:00 AM;
• The ban on international commercial flights into and out of Myanmar;
• The temporary suspension of visas on arrival and e-visas;
• Temporary suspensions for overseas employment processes (including MOU recruitment procedures), and all pre-departure orientation and skills trainings.
The Myanmar Labour Attaché Office in Thailand launched an online survey for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, aiming to collect information on the total number of Myanmar migrant workers currently in Thailand and their situation, including occupation, income and migration status. Results will inform evidence-based programming by the Government of Myanmar..."
Source/publisher:
"International Organization for Migration (IOM)" (Switzerland) via reliefweb (New York)
Date of publication:
2020-07-20
Date of entry/update:
2020-07-20
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"Returns from Thailand and China continued in the second half of June, with 11,326 and 3,819, respectively, from 15 to 2 July. A total of 118,565 migrants returned through border checkpoints from 22 March to 2 July, including 76,859 returns from Thailand (22 March—2 July), 36,280 returns from China (16 April—2 July), and 317 returns from Lao PDR (8 May—24 June).
An additional 7,240 Myanmar nationals returned via Government-assisted relief flights from various countries in the region and beyond from 4 April to 1 July, including (among others) 228 from Korea, 500 from UK, 440 from Malaysia, 272 from UAE, and 356 from Singapore, from 15 June to 1 July.
The National Level Central Committee for Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 extended COVID-19 restrictions until 15 July. This includes the temporary suspension of overseas employment processes (including MOU recruitment procedures) and all pre-departure orientation and skills trainings.
At a press conference on 26 June, the Deputy Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population estimated that the number of jobless Myanmar workers, including migrant workers, reached 250,000 in June. The number of unemployed workers includes 140,000 workers previously employed in the 5,658 factories in Myanmar that shut down due to COVID-19..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM) ( Switzerland) via "Reliefweb" (New York)
Date of publication:
2020-07-06
Date of entry/update:
2020-07-07
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"Returns from Thailand and China continued in the past two weeks, with 13,539 and 3,354, respectively, from 1 to 10 June. A total of 99,058 migrants returned through border checkpoints from 22 March to 10 June, including 62,647 returns from Thailand (22 March—10 June), 36,280 returns from China (16 April—10 June), and 131 returns from Lao PDR (8 May).
An additional 4,105 Myanmar nationals returned via Government-assisted relief flights from various countries in the region and beyond, including 95 from Germany on 4 June, over 130 from Republic of Korea, Canada, and the United States on 6 June, over 80 seamen working for a Norwegian cruise liner on 7 June, and 170 from Belgium,
Canada, Spain, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, France and the US on 8 June.
The Thai cabinet approved visa extensions until 31 July for about 1 million migrant workers from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar to ease potential labour shortages as the country’s economy reopens. 6,108 migrants have returned to Bago Region from Thailand, the highest number of returnees across all states and regions.
Between 5 and 12 June, five cases of COVID-19 involving returns with recent travel history from Bangladesh, were identified in Rakhine State. Four of the cases have been quarantined in Maungdaw Township, and one asymptomatic case in Buthidaung Township..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM) ( Switzerland) via "Reliefweb" (New York) (New York)
Date of publication:
2020-06-14
Date of entry/update:
2020-06-15
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Description:
"7,181 migrants returned from Thailand
from 22 to 28 May, mainly from Myawaddy-Mae Sot
2,848 migrants returned from China
from 22 to 28 May, through Nan Taw and Chin Shwe Haw
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Returns from Thailand began picking up this week, and from 22 to 28 May, 7,031 migrants returned through MyawaddyMae Sot, and 150 returned through Kawthaung-Ranoung. These include 1,979 migrants whose return was facilitated following coordination between the Embassy of Myanmar in Thailand and Thai authorities, with the rest self-arranging their return. Returnees were also tested for COVID-19 upon arrival to Myanmar, with most returnees, upon confirmation of negative test results, being transported to their communities of origin for quarantine. A total of 45,168 migrants returned from Thailand from 22 March to 28 May.
The Department of Labour (DOL) issued a letter on 22 May to the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agency Federation (MOEAF) on the restarting of recruitment procedures for Myanmar migrants seeking migration and employment in Thailand. The letter announced that recruitment procedures are on hold until 31 May, and that Thai authorities will accept migrant workers who have health certificates and who undergo health checks at points of entry.
Once recruitment resumes, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) are required to follow the regular recruitment process, which includes a demand letter from Thai employers indicating the need for migrant workers, a clear commitment that migrant workers will receive an employment contract and begin employment within 60 days of deployment, and a commitment to follow COVID-19 related instructions from the Thai Government during the process of applying for employment cards. PRAs are also required to communicate these regulations to respective Thai employers. Should PRAs not follow these instructions, DOL will revoke the license of the PRA concerned..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM) ( Switzerland) via "Reliefweb" (New York)
Date of publication:
2020-05-31
Date of entry/update:
2020-05-31
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"16,880 migrants returned from China from 16 April to 13 May
12,788 migrants returned through Nan Taw, Chin Shwe Haw and Mongla in Shan State
4,092 migrants returned through Kan Paik Ti and Lwegel border gates in Kachin State
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Starting in April, the number of migrants returning from China through border gates in Kachin and Shan States has been increasing, with 16,880 returns from 16 April to 13 May. The major entry points also seem to be shifting from Kachin to Shan State, mainly to Muse and Chin Shwe Haw border checkpoints.
Returns from Thailand through official channels remain low, due to the extension of travel restrictions as part of emergency measures. Few returns were observed in April, however, 481 returns occurred through official border crossings in Myawaddy and Tachileik, from 1 to 13 May. An additional 200 people returned through relief flights from Bangkok in the last 7 days.
The Government of Myanmar is preparing for a second wave of returns from Thailand of up to 150,000 migrants returning through Kayin and Mon states and Tanintharyi region. Thailand is also starting to ease the lockdown and migrants moving in both directions may create challenges in terms of planning a response.
131 migrants also returned from Lao PDR through Won Pang checkpoint in Shan State, on 8 May..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM) ( Switzerland) via "Reliefweb" (New York)
Date of publication:
2020-05-17
Date of entry/update:
2020-05-18
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Sub-title:
ROHINGYA WOMEN SPEARHEAD WORLD REFUGEE DAY COMMEMORATIONS
Description:
"Rohingya refugees took the lead in celebrating World Refugee Day – an internationally-recognized event commemorated around the world. In the Kutupalong Rohingya camps, 120 women and girls held a full slate of activities that ran throughout the day focusing on highlighting the unique culture of their homeland. The women were forced from Myanmar in mid-2017 and are housed in refugee camps just miles from the international border in Bangladesh.
In the weeks preparing for World Refugee Day, the women said they wanted to gather together as they did in Myanmar and cook and eat foods they used to enjoy. “One of the things most missed by the women and girls is the simple act of having community meals together – food is a very important part of the Rohingya culture, but when the fighting started and the movement restrictions happened, they had to stop,” said Gender-Based Violence Coordinator Rumpa Dey.
World Refugee Day offered an opportunity to plan a potluck-style meal where they sourced ingredients typical of their homeland and prepared dishes for an event at the IOM Women and Girls Safe Spaces. Finding ingredients was straight forward because Rohingya cuisine is similar to food in Bangladesh’s Chittagong region where the camps are located, said Dey.
The food unique to this cross-border area relies heavily on ingredients such as salted, dry fish; steamed and pureed aubergine; and a popular dish named Morichvorta made from crushed chilis. Other Rohingya dishes at the event could be easily seen at Indian and Bangladeshi tables such as chicken curry and egg fried rice. Dey explained that the women and girls also served Biryani, “which is a Bangladeshi dish and isn’t Rohingya at all, but was given to them in the camps and they liked very much.”
The celebrations were financed by the attendees’ own income earned by an arts and crafts fair held on 8 March. “A community meeting was held where they decided on their own how to spend the proceeds.” Dey highlighted that the effort is an act of empowerment on the part of the women: “It’s good to see women organizing and making decisions in this way.”
The event’s success also highlights the importance of IOM’s Women and Girls Safe Spaces. “There are a lot of cultural and social pressures and security concerns that act to keep women in the house and prevent them from being active in their communities. The Women and Girls Safe Spaces helps create a female-only environment where women can get together for events, to socialise or to learn new skills,” Dey added..."
Source/publisher:
reliefweb via International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2019-06-30
Date of entry/update:
2019-07-24
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"Since 2007, IOM’s work on Emergency, Post Crisis and Preparedness are in the areas of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and
Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM).
DRR and disaster management is aimed at reducing risk, while improving preparedness in disaster management and resilience
associated with natural disasters. Supporting the department of Relief and Resettlement and the General Administration
Department, IOM helps to develop township level multi hazard risk maps and disaster management plans. Those maps and
plans help decision-makers to plan development and infrastructure initiatives. Building on this, IOM improves end to end early
warning systems, coastal protection and community resilience. IOM supports union, national, state and township
governments, by increasing their capacity and readiness to manage disasters and reduce the impact of disasters on
communities.
IOM has been working towards elevating the CCCM capacity available in Myanmar since 2015 through various capacity building
initiatives including training and coaching CCCM practitioners, service providers and government officials using CCCM Global
Cluster materials in collaboration with the CCCM National Cluster. IOM’s CCCM support ceased in 2017, however 45 globally
certified CCCM trainers remain in the field with an adapted national CCCM curriculum being integrated into the Government of
Myanmar’s Disaster Management Training Centre’s core courses on
preparedness.
IOM’s community stabilisation activities aim to promote resilient
community development and agricultural and livelihoods
development for food security in Rakhine State. These activities aim
to improve the readiness of the government, increase the resilience
of communities, prevent potential migration outflows from disaster
affected areas, and to promote safe and orderly migration to safe
relocation areas..."
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2018-07-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-23
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English
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"Migration has increasingly become a widespread livelihood strategy for people in
Myanmar. Today, 25% of Myanmar’s population is a migrant whether they migrate internally and internationally. The underlying drivers for movement are
complex and interrelated – including unstable and physically demanding rural
livelihoods, lack of stable and viable employment opportunities, chronic poverty
and indebtedness, emergence of industrial zones and new industries, unpredictable weather patterns, conflicts in some parts of
the country and a desire to support the education of siblings or to pursue personal ambitions.
While the social, economic and environmental drivers of migration in Myanmar vary widely, Myanmar migrants share at least one
goal: to improve their lives. In search for better lives for themselves and their families, labour migration is the most commonly
used form of mobility. IOM Myanmar’s Labour Mobility and Human Development programme’s overall objective is to help labour
migrants and their families experience the economic and social benefits of migration and address the unintended or negative consequences of migration. Reflecting the reality that migration for many people is a necessity rather than a choice, we also support
diversifying livelihood choices in communities of origin, to make migration beneficial for those who leave and those who stay behind.
The Labour Mobility and Human Development Programme works
closely with government and non-government partners at local,
national and international levels to foster synergies between labour migration and development, and to support safe, informed
and gainful labour migration for migrants, their families, communities, and for Myanmar as a whole..."
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
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2018-07-01
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2019-06-23
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"Migration has increasingly become a widespread livelihood strategy for people in
Myanmar. Today, 25% of Myanmar’s population is a migrant whether they migrate internally and internationally. The underlying drivers for movement are
complex and interrelated – including unstable and physically demanding rural
livelihoods, lack of stable and viable employment opportunities, chronic poverty
and indebtedness, emergence of industrial zones and new industries, unpredictable weather patterns, conflicts in some parts of
the country and a desire to support the education of siblings or to pursue personal ambitions.
While the social, economic and environmental drivers of migration in Myanmar vary widely, Myanmar migrants share at least one
goal: to improve their lives. In search for better lives for themselves and their families, labour migration is the most commonly
used form of mobility. IOM Myanmar’s Labour Mobility and Human Development programme’s overall objective is to help labour
migrants and their families experience the economic and social benefits of migration and address the unintended or negative consequences of migration. Reflecting the reality that migration for many people is a necessity rather than a choice, we also support
diversifying livelihood choices in communities of origin, to make migration beneficial for those who leave and those who stay behind.
The Labour Mobility and Human Development Programme works
closely with government and non-government partners at local,
national and international levels to foster synergies between labour migration and development, and to support safe, informed
and gainful labour migration for migrants, their families, communities, and for Myanmar as a whole..."
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
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2018-07-01
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2019-06-23
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"Since 2007, IOM Myanmar has been implementing victimcentered and right-based approach counter-trafficking
programs. The effort is aimed at improving the technical
capacity of key government agencies to prevent human
trafficking, provide assistance to victims of trafficking
(VoT), and to enhance law enforcement effectiveness and
good governance to combat human trafficking and
smuggling. IOM works closely with key government bodies
under the Central Body for the Trafficking in Persons
(CBTIP), including the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA),
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
(MoSWRR), and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and
Population (MOLIP). IOM also collaborates with Myanmar’s
civil society organizations (CSOs) and promote home
generated solutions towards the issue of human
trafficking..."
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2018-07-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-23
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Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Trafficking of migrants, Trafficking: global, regional and national reports
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English
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IOM Myanmar collaborated with Democratic Voice of Burma to explore the ways in which migrants and their families cope with debt in the village of Taung Thar, Mandalay Region.
U Tun Kyaw
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-05-30
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Agriculture in Burma/Myanmar: general and research, Urban development, Children
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Ma Khin Thuzar, Thida Win, Aung Thu
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-17
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Children, Freedom of opinion and expression: - the situation in Burma/Myanmar - reports, analyses, recommendations
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Ma Lwin Lwin Joe, Wai Wai Tun
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-13
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Policies towards Burmese migrant workers
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Dr. Hnin Shwe Zin Hlaing
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-03
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Women's rights, Discrimination/violence against women: standards, mechanisms and commentary - international and Myanmar-specific
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Mr. Akio Nakayama, Chief of Mission, IOM Myanmar, at Nay Pyi Taw CHIME Workshop, March 6, 2019
Mr. Akio Nakayama
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-03
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
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Individual Documents
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English
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Mr. Benjamin Harkins, Programme Officer, Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT), at Nay Pyi Taw CHIME Workshop, March 6, 2019
Mr. Benjamin Harkins
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-03
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Food Security - global and regional literature, Food Security and nutrition in Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English
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Tin Thoung, Nyein Thet Nwe, U Zaw Moe Aung, Zin Nyo Nyo Win
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-17
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Agriculture in Burma/Myanmar: general and research, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Climate Change - Migration Burma/Myanmar, Trafficking: Burma-specific material
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description:
Mr. Nay Lwin, Chief of Staff, Myanmar Microfinance Association (MMFA), at Nay Pyi Taw CHIME Workshop, March 6, 2019
Mr. Nay Lwin
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-03
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Economy: general, analytical, statistical (Government of Myanmar perspectives), Labour migration: global and regional studies
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description:
Mr. Sudhansu Sharma, Country Economist, International Growth Center, at Nay Pyi Taw CHIME Workshop, March 6, 2019
Mr. Sudhansu Sharma
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-03
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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U Htay Mg
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2019-06-13
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Economics of migration from Burma/Myanmar -
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description:
"In Myanmar, migrants, mobility impacted communities and host communities face several
challenges affecting their access to health care services. These barriers are due to poor access
to information and knowledge, lack of accessibility to health care facilities, discrimination,
financial, logistical, linguistic and cultural barriers and weak referral mechanisms between
services in origin and destination areas.
For more than 10 years, IOM Myanmar has been working with the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS), State and Township
Health Authorities and Communities and partners to develop and deliver extensive and comprehensive health programming with a
focus on HIV, TB and malaria; maternal and child health, sexual reproductive health and rights, gender based violence (GBV); and
health system strengthening, including cross border health and the migration dimension in humanitarian crises.
IOM works to strengthen state and township level planning and capacity in the delivery of migrant health through engagement of
private entities and linking private-public partnerships as well as capacity building of private and public health staff. For example,
IOM values partnerships with existing ethnic health organisations (EHOs), civil society organisations (CSOs) and local NGOs, women’s organisations, youth volunteers and men’s groups and communities to expand access to outreach services and conduct information sessions and prevention activities. Moreover, the Migration Health Unit has worked to strengthen referral mechanisms
through migrant voucher systems and the revitalisation of Village Tract Health Committees (VTHC), provision of essential medicines
and supplies, minor refurbishment of health facilities and the establishment of migrant resource centres/service centres at border
areas and special economic zone areas.
IOM Myanmar also strives for the enhancement of quality data collection and reporting including health management information systems
and data quality assurance and through conducting assessments of service accessibility in targeted communities..."
Source/publisher:
IOM Myanmar
Date of publication:
2018-07-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Health of Burmese refugees and migrants, Public Health, HIV/AIDS - Burma/Myanmar
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English
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"Over the past decade, Myanmar has experienced a marked increase in migration, coinciding with a
period of rapid economic growth.1
Internal and international migrants already represent 25 per cent of
Myanmar’s total population. These migrants are primarily low-skilled and from poor rural households
seeking to improve the long-term prospects for themselves and their families. Their migration is driven
by interconnected structural and social factors, including rural poverty, lack of viable employment
opportunities, earning differences between origin and destination, aspirations for modern work and/
or a modern lifestyle, the desire to break away from chronic indebtedness, and environmental changes
and conflict.
While migration is a crucial part of development, its ability to reduce poverty at the household level
is contingent upon the effective management of the multiple risks and hardships faced by migrant
households. Over the long term, the benefits of migration can offset hardships and downward slides
into poverty by increasing the earnings of migrants and opening up new opportunities to them and
their families. However, there is a need for policymaking to better align with and support the longterm aspirations of migrants and their families.
The “Capitalising Human Mobility for Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development for Myanmar”
(CHIME) study aims to address the knowledge gap on labour migration and its relationship with poverty
and development in four areas in Myanmar: Ayeyarwardy Region, Mandalay Region, Rakhine State
and Shan State. CHIME employed a mixed-methods design, including a quantitative household survey
and qualitative in-depth interviews, collected in two rounds in 2017. The quantitative samples were
intended to be representative of rural households in each of the four identified, and the findings are
regionally representative for Ayeyarwady and Mandalay regions. The study cannot and does claim to be
representative of Rakhine and Shan States due to various limitations to accessing some of the villages.2
The CHIME project was implemented by a consortium composed of the Ministry of Labour,
Immigration and Population, the University of Sussex, Metta Development Foundation, and the
International Organization for Migration (IOM). Financial support was provided by the Livelihoods
and Food Security Fund (LIFT). The findings of the study are summarized in the sections that follow..."
Priya Deshingkar, Julie Litchfield, Wen-Ching Ting
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2019-01-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
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English
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" IOM’s Director General William Lacy Swing said rebuilding community cohesion in Myanmar is key to resolving the crisis created by the flight of 700,000 refugees to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh since last August.
DG Swing made the remarks in a meeting Thursday with Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar in the nation’s capital Nay Pyi Taw. He also welcomed a plan recently agreed to by UNDP and UNHCR (the UN agencies, respectively, for development and refugees) and the Myanmar government.
The Joint Myanmar Government-UN plan is designed to create the conditions for voluntary, safe and dignified return and reintegration of the refugees with quick impact projects to benefit communities. The aim is to create confidence-building and social cohesion measures leading to economic growth and development.
“Myanmar faces great challenges, and there is an urgent need to help bring communities together to enable the country to achieve its great potential” Swing said.
IOM has a track record in peace and reconciliation worldwide, and he offered its support in this regard.
In wide-ranging discussions, Swing and Aung San Suu Kyi discussed IOM’s decade-long, active presence in Myanmar where its 600 staff are providing a range of services to vulnerable communities in 13 of the country’s 14 states and regions, including Rakhine state. IOM’s work focuses on safe and orderly migration, community development, health care, disaster risk reduction and preventing human trafficking and smuggling.
The meeting coincided with peace and reconciliation talks in the capital which Aung San Suu Kyi is leading. With a number of the country’s multiple ethnic groups still involved in active conflict, the government faces many challenges beyond the immediate humanitarian crisis of the refugees.
One of those is migration with its long borders with Thailand, Laos, China, India and Bangladesh. (Some 25 per cent of Myanmar’s population are migrants, whether internally or in foreign countries.)..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2018-07-13
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Burmese refugees in Bangladesh
Language:
English
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"Over the past decade, Myanmar has experienced a
marked increase in migration, coinciding with a period
of rapid economic growth.1 Internal and international
migrants already represent 26 per cent of Myanmar’s
total population.2
These migrants primarily work in
low-skilled occupations and come from poor rural
households. By migrating, they seek to improve
long-term prospects for themselves and their families.
Their migration is driven by interconnected structural
and social factors, including rural poverty, lack of viable
employment opportunities, earning differences
between origin and destination, aspirations for modern
work and/or a modern lifestyle, the desire to break away
from chronic indebtedness, and environmental changes
and conflict.
While migration is a crucial part of development, its
ability to reduce poverty at the household level is
contingent upon the effective management of the
multiple risks and hardships faced by migrant
households. Over the long term, the benefits of
migration can offset hardships and downward slides into
poverty by increasing the earnings of migrants and
opening up new opportunities to them and their
families. However, there is a need for policymaking to
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better align with and support the long-term aspirations of migrants and their families and acknowledge
the contribution they make to Myanmar’s development.
The “Capitalising Human Mobility for Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development for Myanmar”
(CHIME) study aims to address the knowledge gap
on labour migration and its relationship with poverty
and development in four areas in Myanmar: Ayeyarwardy Region, Mandalay Region, Rakhine State and
Shan State. CHIME employed a mixed-methods
design, including a quantitative household survey
covering a total of randomly sampled 3,116 households
from 172 enumerated areas (EAs)3
and qualitative
in-depth interviews of 192 individuals who were
purposely sampled from lower-economic strata
households, collected in two rounds in 2017. The quantitative samples were intended to be representative of
rural households in each of the four identified
states/regions, and the findings are regionally representative for Ayeyarwady and Mandalay regions. The
study cannot claim to be representative of Rakhine
and Shan States due to various limitations to accessing
sampled villages..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2018-05-28
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
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“Information is power”; that was the central message at the premiere of IOM X’s Make Migration Work video series yesterday (07/05). The short dramas illustrate why it pays to seek information and guidance before migrating, and provide different ways that people can do this, including through IOM Myanmar’s “Miss Migration” Facebook page.
IOM X is a campaign to prevent human trafficking and exploitation led by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Make Migration Work video series was produced in partnership with the Myanmar Government’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, and aligns with national efforts to increase Myanmar migrants’ access to information through Labour Exchange Offices and Migrant Resource Centres, which also feature in the videos.
"“Migrants who seek information before they migrate usually have more successful experiences,” said Tara Dermott, IOM X Programme Leader. “But finding trustworthy information is not always easy. Recognizing that more and more people in Myanmar are accessing the internet every day, through IOM X’s Make Migration Work series, we are showing potential migrants how a visit to a Migrant Resource Centre or how a query posted to Miss Migration on Facebook may make the difference between a good or bad experience for themselves and their families.”
The eight-video Make Migration Work series comprises four stories, each told from two different perspectives. The videos are in Burmese, with running time of under four minutes each.
IOM Myanmar's Miss Migration Facebook page points visitors to reliable safe migration information online. The page includes an easy-to-use chat function that guides users through a series of topics related to migration and directs them to the specific information they are looking for. You can view the Make Migration Work video series at IOMX.org/mm..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2018-05-18
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English
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"Access to vital information and resources is crucial for Myanmar workers looking for jobs in other cities and countries. And that access is rapidly evolving with the explosion of media and technology in the country.
Speakers at IOM X’s “Media+Tech for Migration” forum in Yangon this week highlighted the role of innovation and how it is reshaping migration throughout the region.
“The digital landscape in Myanmar has rapidly changed, necessitating the availability of new platforms to effectively communicate with migrants here,” said Tara Dermott, IOM X Programme Leader. “With so many people looking for trustworthy information online or through media via Internet-connected mobile devices, technology-led approaches are being adopted to bridge the resource gap.”
IOM X screened its Make Migration Work video series during the “Media+Tech for Migration” forum. The eight videos, produced with community input over the past nine months, highlight important issues faced by aspiring migrants in Myanmar alongside trusted resources.
These include IOM Myanmar’s Facebook Chat Bot called Miss Migration, which helps process information queries efficiently, and IOMX.org/mm, a website that provides migration tips and official government contacts for migration information.
Since premiering in May of this year, the videos have been viewed over 1.5 million times. Myanmar broadcasters, Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima, began regular airings of the videos on television following the forum. These airings are expected to reach millions of people this month.
For further information and to view the Make Migration Work videos, visit IOMX.org/mm (Myanmar language) or IOMX.org/mm/english. To chat with Miss Migration on Facebook, visit Facebook.com/MissMigration.
Over 200 people participated in IOM X’s “Media+Tech for Migration” forum, including representatives from the Issara Institute, Myanmar’s ICT4D network and the country’s top media outlets. Myanmar singer Chan Chan performed at the closing.
IOM X is the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s campaign to prevent exploitation and human trafficking in Asia Pacific..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2018-07-06
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
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Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar
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English
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"Today, women account for almost half the
world’s international migrants.1
Global labour
migration trends show that more women are
migrating independently for economic reasons
and not only as the dependants of men.
Migration decisions and strategies are different
among men and women and migration affects
men and women in different ways – whether
they are migrants or not. Women migrants tend
to work in different sectors of the labour market
from men, often with different levels of job
security and wages, and different remittance
patterns.2
Given these differences, it is important
to consider how gender shapes who migrates,
where, when and how, as well as the different
impacts of men and women’s migration.
This briefing paper presents findings from the
CHIME study relating to gender and migration
in four regions of Myanmar. It outlines
differences and similarities between men and
women’s patterns of migration. This is followed
by sections on drivers and strategies of
migration, remittance amounts and incidence,
and the impact of migration on gender roles.
Finally, it outlines considerations for future
action..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2017-01-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Articles, reports and sites relating to women of Burma, Labour migration: global and regional studies
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English
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"Agriculture accounts for 26 per cent of Myanmar’s GDP and employs almost half of the
country’s workforce.1 It is the primary source of
livelihood for most people living in rural areas.2
Migration for work is also common in Myanmar and growing even more so: the country’s
rapid growth in recent years has coincided
with a marked increase in both internal and
international migration. Migration is tightly
linked to agricultural work: many migrants
move from rural to urban areas and from agriculture to other employment sectors. This
trend is coinciding with a general transition in
Myanmar’s economy away from agriculture
and towards industry and services.
This briefing paper draws on findings from
the CHIME research project to look at how
agricultural work drives migration, and how
migration affects the agricultural sector. It
identifies opportunities for policymakers to
help make agriculture and migration
promote sustainable, equitable development..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2017-01-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Agriculture in Burma/Myanmar: general and research, Smallholder farming and farmers in Burma/Myanmar, Agricultural Land, Burmese migrant workers
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English
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"With almost half of the labour force working
in agriculture,1
Myanmar remains a
predominately rural country. However, the
proportion of the population living in urban
areas is increasing each year and is expected
to do so at ever-faster rates of change.2
In
2014, at the time of the last census, 70 per
cent of Myanmar’s enumerated population
were residing in rural areas and 30 per cent in
urban areas.3
Yangon is Myanmar’s most urbanised region
and accounts for about 35 per cent of the
country’s urban population.4 In 2014, there
were 5.2 million people living in the former
capital but it is projected that Yangon will
become a 10 million person megacity by
2040.5
Although in part a question of natural
increase, migration is an important
contributor to urbanisation in Myanmar as
rural populations seek new lives and
livelihoods in cities. This mirrors global trends
toward the redistribution of population from
rural to urban areas..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2018-01-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
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English
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"The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is hosting an introductory workshop on ethical recruitment standards and the International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS) certification process for 25 private recruitment agency members of the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation (MOEAF) and staff of Myanmar’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
The two-day event in Yangon, (12-13 November), aims to increase the recruiters’ understanding of the steps towards an ethical recruitment business model, and to provide practical information on what recruiters need to demonstrate in their management systems to become IRIS-certified.
The Government of Myanmar estimates that some 4.25 million Myanmar nationals are living abroad. Of these, 89 per cent leave Myanmar in search of work – primarily in neighbouring Thailand. Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation.
On their journey they can be exploited by unscrupulous brokers who may charge excessive fees for their services, provide misleading information about jobs offered, or withhold migrants’ identification documents. At their workplace, migrants may be subject to abuse, forced labour or long working hours for little or no pay.
U Win Shein, Director General of the Department of Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population encouraged workshop participants to seek practical ways to comply with IRIS standards and improve migration for Myanmar nationals.
“We take pride in having the opportunity to conduct this workshop to promote ethical recruitment practices, which would benefit not only our recruitment industry and my Ministry, but also the whole of Myanmar,” he said.
“I believe that participants will better understand the risks and challenges of the current recruitment model and recognize how moving towards ethical practices can lead to better results,” said U Peter Nyunt Maung, Chairman of the MOEAF.
IRIS is a global social compliance scheme developed by IOM and a coalition of like-minded partners from government, civil society and the private sector to promote ethical international labour recruitment, which includes ensuring that employers, rather than workers, pay all recruitment fees.
IRIS, which sets a benchmark for ethical recruitment, is currently piloting a voluntary certification system for ethical labour recruiters that will help identify and support ethical international recruiters in global markets. For businesses and migrant workers, IRIS will serve as a due diligence tool for the assessment of labour recruiters.
By adopting the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in December 2018, governments worldwide will commit to review existing recruitment mechanisms to guarantee that they are fair and ethical, including by taking into consideration the IRIS framework.
IOM Myanmar Chief of Mission Akio Nakayama recognized the government and other partners in Myanmar for their close cooperation in the field of labour migration. “We stand ready to continue our support to Myanmar to harness the benefits of migration through a whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach,” he said.
At a time when companies and brands are increasingly under scrutiny by consumers and governments on their business practices and treatment of workers in direct operations and supply chains, it is important for international recruitment agencies to be prepared to meet changing employer demands.
The IRIS workshop was designed to enable the recruiters to provide services that proactively and effectively protect and uphold the rights of migrant workers throughout the international recruitment process.
The event was supported by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)-funded regional project: Poverty Reduction through Safe Migration, Skills Development and Enhanced Job Placement (PROMISE), implemented by IOM in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2018-11-14
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English
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