"U Thein Swe, minister of Labour, Immigration and Population, said the three projects will accelerate implementation of the Minimum Age Convention (138) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which includes the abolition of child labour. “We will implement this in all regions and states in addition to five designated regions and states at the same time,” he said. In December last year, parliament approved the ratification of the treaty, paving the way for the government to end all child labour. According to a government survey in 2015, Myanmar has about 1.12 million child workers between the ages of 5 and 17. The minimum age range for child workers is 13 to 15 under Convention 138. George Sibley, US Embassy deputy chief of mission, said they are expecting changes in the country’s labour sector. Aside from its efforts to eradicate child workers, the government is also focused on ending forced labour in the country..."