1. Interregional trade union trainings on trade union strategies on International Labour Standards and labour law 11/07/ /07/2016 Turin ,Italy BY Eaindar Kyi TIN Legal Department Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar

2. Structure and organization of CTUM .

3. CTUM was established in 2014 and it is the only national center in Myanmar
Affiliate to ITUC and ITUC-AP
Close cooperation with GUFs members such as Industri All, BWI, EI, PSI etc. and national centers such as from Japan, Italy, Denmark (LO/FTF), Germany, Finland, USA etc.

4. CTUM Affiliates
2016 June 13 No
Name of Organizations
Member of Organizations
Members
Male Members
Female Members 1
Agriculture and Farmers Organizations
582
30,278
23,003
7,275 2
Industrial Workers Organizations 40
9,604
1,698
7,906 3
Transport Workers Organizations 51
15,041
14,651
390 4
Construction and Wood Workers Organizations 32
1,437
1,060
377 5
Aquaculture Workers Organizations 14
681
629 52 6
Mine Workers Organizations 9
3,785
2,666
1,119 7
Service Workers Organizations
187 79
108 8
Media Workers Organizations 62 -
Education Workers Organizations 10
310 68
242
Total
745
61,385
43,916
17,469
Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM)- Database Department

5. Currently updated Labor Laws that are being used in Myanmar.
Workmen Compensation Act 1923
The Dock Labour Act,1934
The Dock Worker (Regulation of employment) Act,1948
Employment Statistic Act 1948
Oil Fields(Labour and welfare)Act 1951
Leave and Holiday Act ,1951
Factories Act,1951
Employment Restriction Act 1959
Oversea Employment Law 1999
Labour Organization Law 2011
Social Security Law 2012
The Settlement of Labour Dispute Law 2012
The Mimumum Wages Law 2013
The Employment and skill development Law 2013
Shops and Establish Law 2016
Payment of Wage Law 2016

6. Ongoing Labour Law reform
National level Tripartite committee was set up for the discussion to amend some Labour Laws such as disputes settlement Law, Labour organization law, and workers compensation law. As for the new OSH Law, it was drafted and submitted to the parliament.
Major gaps between National Labour Law and ratified ILS.
Myanmar ratified 22 ILO conventions including 3 fundamental conventions No. 87, 29 and 182 but 2 conventions (No. 4 and 41) were denounced.
According to the country’s labour organization law/regulation
30 members and
Support of 10% of workers in the work place are
required to form basic level labour organization.
We see that it is not in line with FoA.

7. Top Myanmar Garment Factory Law suit against 16 workers
Specific case of violations of internationally recognized worker’s right ,and analyses of case of the violation. Sr
Date
Name of Factory
Subject
Result 1.
Top Myanmar Garment Factory
Law suit against 16 workers
Accusation : blocking of the factory entrance wat (Hlaing Thayar Court)
The case was withdrawn after successful negotiation between both parties. 2.
Bogart Garment factory
Law suit against 15 workers
Accusation: blocking the entrance of the factory using abusive language and assault were prosecuted by owner at (Hlaing Thar Court)
Investigation of witness still Being conducted. 3.
Bogart Garment Factory
Ms. Thri Su Wai, a female worker tried to organize in the premises of the factory for the formation of a union. The owner objected to this and dismissed 15 workers.
When the case was rejected at the Township level court the case was referred to the District court were it was again rejected . They again appealed to

8. The dismissed case was taken to Hlaing Tharyar court for action taken under Labour law which was rejected due to lack of proper evidence proving they were union members. After the second attempt appeal the case was accepted by the court.
Yangon Regional Parliamentary court where the order was passed to review and investigate the case which is still being processed. 4.
Holly Myanmar Garment Factory
A female worker, Ma San San May, was dismissed without reason by Owner .This was brought to the arbitration council who decided for her reinstatement and to pay damage for the interval period.
The Owner dissatisfied decision of arbitration council and appealed to the Supreme Court where the case was rejected. 5.
North shore Garment Factory
Law suit against 5 workers Accusation: blocking factory entrance. Hlaing Tharyar court in Yangon/Rangoon
Investigation of Witness still being conducted.

9. 6
Yemi Garment Factory
Accusation :Breaching of labour organization law (union blasting) as factory owner dismissed workers Who joined the worker’s union
Court hearing is in the process
( very first court hearing started on 7.
Mitex Garment Factory
Law suit against 5 workers
Accusation: blocking of factory entrance.
Case withdrawn after negotiation between both parties.

10. Majority of the trade disputes were settled according to the existing dispute settlement law.
CTUM’s organizers and legal counsels represent workers at the court cases, and play advisory role in the negotiation process.
CTUM shared some cases to the international trade union movement and
the ITUC
CTUM Legal Department has three lawyers who attend court cases of CTUM affiliates, participate act as legal counsel in the cases of dispute settlement between employers and employee, and also conduct trainings workshop on labour laws.

11. Thank you