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ARTICLE · 15 NOVEMBER 2018

Myanmar's Draft Employment Compensation Law 2018

The Draft Employment Compensation Law 2018 (the Draft), published on or around August 2018, aims to refine the existing Workmen's Compensation Act.

MyanmarEmployment and HR

The Draft Employment Compensation Law 2018 (the Draft), published on or around August 2018, aims to refine the existing Workmen's Compensation Act. The Workmen's Compensation Act was issued on 1 July 1924, and the Law Amending the Workmen's Compensation Act was issued on 11 May 2005.

Under the Draft, a committee will be established to oversee all employment compensation matters (the Committee).

Responsibilities of the Employer and Rights of the Employee

The proposed amendments or clarification set out in the Draft include:

  1. where an injury is caused to an employee arising out of his or her employment, the employer shall be liable to pay compensation and pay for medical treatment of the injury;

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