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    Tagged: minimum wage

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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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    Labour union to seek major increase in minimum wage

    A major labour union in Burma plans on proposing an increase in the daily minimum wage that would nearly double the current figure, citing rising costs of living in the country.

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    Govt committee proposes up to $3.50 daily minimum wage

    “The minimum wage will be uniformly set across all regions and states in the country, with no discrimination regarding the nature of the job.”

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    Thai court orders chicken farm to compensate Burmese workers

    However, the court also acquitted agri-export giant Betagro, accused of involvement in encouraging forced labour.

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    Another poultry farm worker faces charges

    A second Burmese poultry farm worker is to be charged with stealing a time-card from his workplace in Thailand, in a case that is attracting international attention.

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    Maid in Thailand

    Burmese domestic workers often suffer intolerable conditions in neighbouring Thailand. But activists say it can all change.

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    Labour activists jailed

    Two brothers will serve time in prison for orchestrating a labour strike in Rangoon’s Shwepyithar Township.

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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.

    Human Rights Labour Issues Lead Story News Protest

    Han Jen hunger strikers demand fair conditions

    Leaders of a mass strike at the Han Jen garment factory have continued talks with factory bosses, continuing to lobby for the demands of picketing workers.

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    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.

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    ‘No country in the world can hold a totally fair election’: Aung Thu

    88 Generation activist Aung Thu, who is running as an independent after being rejected by the NLD, speaks about his motivations and the USDP’s strategy.

    Garment factory workers in Rangoon. (PHOTO: DVB)

    Business Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Factories consider lay-offs in response to minimum wage

    After the government set the basic wage at 3,600 kyat (US$3) per day, some factory owners have considered redundancy rather than pay workers the increase.

    Business Lead Story News

    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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    Business weekly 24 July

    This week in business; H&M voices support for a minimum wage, China tops list of foreign investors, and a visa-free agreement reached with Thailand.

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

    Business Labour Issues Lead Story News

    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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    Business weekly 17 July

    This week in business; the wage war continues as workers rally and factories threaten closure, ‘New Rangoon’ property goes ahead and Henekin taps into Burma.

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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)

    Business Labour Issues Lead Story News

    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.

    Hlaing Thayar workers demand 4,000 kyat per day video

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    Hlaing Thayar workers demand 4,000 kyat per day

    Two hundred and fifty workers circled the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone on Sunday, chanting for a baseline daily wage of 4,000 kyat (US$3.33).

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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.

    Business Labour Issues Lead Story News

    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)

    Business Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Wage war

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

    Interview: DVB speaks to Steve Marshall, ILO video

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    Interview: DVB speaks to Steve Marshall, ILO

    DVB sat down with ILO country liaison officer Steve Marshall to discuss how five years of political and economic reforms have touched Burma’s working class.

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    Thein Sein addresses minimum wage concerns

    President notes that if wages are too high, it will affect production costs and foreign investment, but if too low then workers will take to the streets.

    Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Minimum wage talks ongoing

    Officials and labour representatives pushed to establish minimum wage figure within two months.

    May Day migrant protesters demand equal rights video

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    May Day migrant protesters demand equal rights

    International Workers’ Day celebrations were held all over Rangoon and among migrant communities in Thailand on Thursday, with migrant workers calling for better labour rights and minimum wage.

    Mae Sot migrants demand labour rights video

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    Mae Sot migrants demand labour rights

    Burmese migrant workers in a garment factory in northern Thailand’s Mae Sot are striking over unpaid wages and long working hours.

    Labourers in Burma fight for a fair minimum wage video

    Business Lead Story Video

    Labourers in Burma fight for a fair minimum wage

    Since Thein Sein’s reformist government took power two years ago, labourers across Burma have been striking for better pay

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