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    Tagged: garment factory

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    Garment industry gears up for rise in minimum wage

    The minimum wage will rise from 3600 kyats ($2.70) to 4,800 kyats per day, but for some workers, fears have been raised it may come at the cost of other existing benefits.

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    Shoe factory workers demand removal of abusive Korean supervisor

    More than 600 workers are on strike, demanding the removal of a South Korean supervisor they accuse of abuse and sexual harassment.

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    Rangoon factory workers go on strike

    Around 100 workers of the Lawun Htet Tha garment factory in Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone have gone on strike in protest against late salary payments.

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    No end in sight for trial of 14 Shwepyithar workers

    The case of 14 garment factory workers arrested when a strike was forcibly put down by plain clothed vigilantes in March continues to languish in court.

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    Angelina Jolie, Suu Kyi tour Rangoon factories

    UN goodwill envoy Angelina Jolie joins Aung San Suu Kyi on a visit to Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone to speak with female workers about working conditions.

    H&M is the latest brand to come out in favour of an enforced minimum wage in Burma. (PHOTO: H&M).

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    H&M favours ‘uniform’ minimum wage

    Clothing giant H&M has voiced their support for a standard minimum wage across Burma, as negotiations on the proposed 3,600 kyat (US$3) per day figure continue.

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    International brands support minimum wage, say watchdogs

    Ethical Trading Initiative, Fair Labor Association say they are backed by 17 international manufacturers, including Adidas, Gap, Tesco, H&M and Patagonia.

    Garment factory workers in Rangoon. (PHOTO: DVB)

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    Foreign garment firms could face legal action

    Garment factories threatening closure over proposed minimum wage adjustments could face legal action if they fail to obey official procedures.

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    Minimum wage tug-of-war goes on

    The All-Myanmar Network of Trade Unions rejects the 3,600-kyat-a-day offer and calls on workers to be prepared to take to the streets in protest.

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    Trade union backs 3,600-kyat minimum wage

    The Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar throws its support behind a government-led proposal for a minimum wage in Burma of 3,600 kyat (US$3.60) a day.

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    200,000 jobs at stake as garment factories threaten closures

    Foreign and domestic factory representatives say the proposed minimum wage is unaffordable.

    Garment factory workers in Rangoon. (PHOTO: DVB)

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    Wage war

    Negotiations are currently being held in Rangoon which may pave the way for an official minimum wage in Burma.

    Labour Issues Lead Story News Rangoon

    Police break up striking garment workers in Shwepyithar

    Several protesting workers from the E-Land Myanmar Garment factory in Shwepyithar Industrial Zone 2 were injured when they clashed violently with police.

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