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    Liquid nitrogen tank explodes in Sagaing sugar plant
    October 18, 2016in Accidents, Labour Issues, Lead Story, News, Sagaing7by THIHA SWE
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    Liquid nitrogen tank explodes in Sagaing sugar plant

    An employee at the Great Wall sugar refinery factory in Katha died on the spot when a liquid nitrogen tank he was handling exploded.

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    Premier Coffee reportedly agrees to workers’ back pay
    July 7, 2016in Labour Issues, Lead Story, News103by ARKAR / DVB
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    Premier Coffee reportedly agrees to workers’ back pay

    “The Premier Coffee Company has now agreed to backdate its outstanding wages to the workers,” said FGLLID’s Chit Paw.

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    Acid factory fumes keep kids from school
    June 23, 2016in Environment, Latpadaung, Lead Story, News, Students170by DVB
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    Acid factory fumes keep kids from school

    Students in Kangon, a village near Latpadaung in Sagaing Division, were forced to stay home this week when a nearby sulfuric acid factory started emitting foul-smelling fumes.

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    Burma sets US$2.80 minimum wage
    August 31, 2015in Archives, Lead Story, News7by REUTERS
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    Burma sets US$2.80 minimum wage

    Burma has set a minimum wage of 3,600 kyat for an eight-hour work day, a move likely to boost investment in the fast-growing country’s garment industry.

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    Angelina Jolie, Suu Kyi tour Rangoon factories
    August 1, 2015in Labour Issues, Lead Story, News, Suu Kyi, Women's Issues466by ASSOCIATED PRESS
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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.

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    Thai PM urged to intervene in case against British activist
    July 20, 2015in Labour Issues, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News217by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Thai PM urged to intervene in case against British activist

    Andy Hall, a British activist who campaigns for the rights of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand, faces final hearing in defamation suit on Monday.

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