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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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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.
“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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However, the court also acquitted agri-export giant Betagro, accused of involvement in encouraging forced labour.
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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.
Burmese domestic workers often suffer intolerable conditions in neighbouring Thailand. But activists say it can all change.
Two brothers will serve time in prison for orchestrating a labour strike in Rangoon’s Shwepyithar Township.
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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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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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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Ethical Trading Initiative, Fair Labor Association say they are backed by 17 international manufacturers, including Adidas, Gap, Tesco, H&M and Patagonia.
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Garment factories threatening closure over proposed minimum wage adjustments could face legal action if they fail to obey official procedures.
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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).
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.
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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Foreign and domestic factory representatives say the proposed minimum wage is unaffordable.
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Negotiations are currently being held in Rangoon which may pave the way for an official minimum wage in Burma.
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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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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.
Officials and labour representatives pushed to establish minimum wage figure within two months.
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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.
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Burmese migrant workers in a garment factory in northern Thailand’s Mae Sot are striking over unpaid wages and long working hours.
Since Thein Sein’s reformist government took power two years ago, labourers across Burma have been striking for better pay
