Child Domestic Workers (CDW) in Myanmar

Concepts

• child domestic workers
• research services
• myanmar
• child labourers
• child domestic work
• lshtm needs research services focussed on child domestic workers
• cdw
• pilot process evaluation
• depth labour market survey
• consultancy services

Location

Myanmar - Various sites

Description

The Invisible Girls Project at LSHTM needs research services focussed on Child Domestic Workers (CDW) in Myanmar. Outputs will include reports and journal articles.

Total Quantity or Scope

1. Pilot process evaluation A pilot process evaluation with an NGO providing home based digital learning to child labourers in Myanmar, exploring feasibility of implementation with Child Domestic Workers. This evaluation will involve repeated interviews with 20 children, caregivers/employers and NGO staff, totalling 240 interviews. Outputs: evaluation report, journal article. 2. In-depth labour market survey Building off an existing national labour market survey conducted, this component will focus on labour market and training opportunities for Child Domestic Workers in Myanmar. Methods include phone interviews with 40 providers and businesses focusing on Yangon and Mandalay. Output: report. 3. Attitudes study This study will involve 900 surveys and 75 in-depth interviews with Employers, Brokers, the General Public and current/former Child Domestic Workers. Sampling will be conducted via existing networks and methods, including snowball and purposive, and Facebook methods. Messages may be developed and tested with these groups to improve attitudes and perceptions. Outputs: report, journal article. 4. Desk-based research analysis The Senior Research Associate with expertise in Child Domestic Work will conduct a systematic review and secondary data analyses focussed on these children, to be submitted to a journal special issue led by LSHTM PIs. Output: 2 x journal articles. 5. Household survey A survey of up to 1000 households in Yangon to determine prevalence of Child Domestic Workers may be conducted at a later stage. 6. Ethical approvals using Institutional Review Board for all components.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 73210000 - Research consultancy services

Indicators

Legal Justification

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit research organization which uniquely collaborates with academics worldwide to implement robust, high quality intervention-oriented research and evaluation in developing countries. This work will build on previous work with IPA Myanmar on CDW research in the inception phase of the Invisible Girls Project. The current Senior Research Associate at IPA Myanmar is already trained in the specialist subject matter of CDW. IPA Myanmar offer unparalleled high-quality research evaluation services in the country, with an internal IRB and robust reporting oversight. It is essential that the contractor is Myanmar based, with Burmese speaking postgraduate trained research staff, able to offer CDW specific expertise.

Other Information

LSHTM will proceed with the contract once the standard standstill period has completed.