As unemployment rises in traditionally female sectors, those made jobless are left with few options. Researchers following Burma’s sex workers say that this desperation is leaving a growing number of…
Author: Kiana Duncan
Island of Langann receives first COVID-19 doses
When the fishing season came early to the Andaman Coast, the arrival of fishermen from the mainland made Burma’s remote Moken communities amongst the most vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks. But…
“A million laborers are afraid of famine” Major unions call for total boycott as workers, business, and experts butt heads
As Burma’s economy flatlines, the country’s largest unions have demanded a total boycott of garment factory production, generating confusion amongst leading international exporters and leaving commentators fearing social catastrophe. All…