Factory workers test labour freedoms
First application submitted to labour ministry for the formation of a union awaits approval after half a century of denial of workers' rights Rangoon workers fight for compensation
Factory staff injured in work-related accident that left seven dead send letter to Labour Administration Department demanding justice Rangoon workers stage mass strike
More than 1,500 factory employees demand an increase to meagre salaries that see them receive less than a dollar for a 12-hour day Rangoon strikes pre-empt union call
Labour group demands the easing of restrictions surrounding trade union formation in Burma as strikes continue in Rangoon Rangoon strike ends but unrest prevails
Latest in a string of factory strikes in Rangoon points to growing employee challenges against poor working conditions in Burmese industries Riot police deployed to Rangoon protest
Feb 10, 2010 (DVB), Hundreds of armed police in Burma were yesterday told to monitor closely Rangoon factory fire kills three
Aug 24, 2009 (DVB), Three people have died after a fire broke out last week in Recession bites: compounding misery for migrants
Joseph A. AllchinJune 1, 2009 (DVB), The economic recession became real to Yomana in March. Seven Recession bites: compounding misery for migrants
Joseph A. AllchinJune 1, 2009 (DVB), The economic recession became real to Yomana in March. Seven Factory workers demand rights
May 7, 2009 (DVB), Factory workers in a Thai town close to the Burmese border yesterday

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