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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.
In Burma, garment industry booms — and labour unions pay the price
Discrimination against workers standing up for their rights in Burma’s garment industry was highlighted this month after a union leader was fired at a factory supplying fashion brand H&M.
H&M factory in Burma damaged in violent labour dispute
Workers demanding better conditions and benefits have destroyed the production line of a Chinese-owned factory making clothes for Swedish fashion retailer H&M, in one of the most violent labour disputes in Burma in years.
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.
Han Jen factory workers mount hunger strike
More than 1,000 workers at the Han Jen garment factory in Rangoon are mounting a hunger strike in demand of basic workers’ rights.
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.
