Youth Employment

The Myanmar Association of Public Policy (MAPP) is a policy think tank established in 2013 to support policy makers in proposing and implementing effective policies based on research and evidence. MAPP charged the Capstone team with conducting research on youth employment in Myanmar to provide strategic solutions and policy recommendations to address low employment rates among youth in the country and the greater Yangon area. The team approached the project by analyzing the challenges faced by the labor demand (employers) and labor supply (youth). Through focus group discussions with youth, and interviews with employers, recruitment agencies, and stakeholders, the team identified gaps in the labor market. The team analyzed compiled data and conducted secondary research in order to develop country-specific courses of action. The report provided a range of recommendations on actions that MAPP and other stakeholders can undertake to address the issue of youth unemployment in the greater Yangon area.