"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..."