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The labour ministry’s new 1,000 kyat “allowance” skirts minimum wage law requirements at a time when the military’s mishandling of the economy has drastically shrunk workers’ purchasing power.
On October 13, an anchor for the junta-run MRTV evening news sat rigidly in her chair, as she always (…)
It remains unclear whether the factory workers among the detainees, who were dismissed after requesting a pay increase, will be able to return to their jobs
A group of workers and their supporters, who were arrested after demanding higher wages in the garment industry earlier this year, were (…)
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Myanmar started its broad-ranging political and economic liberalisation process when the quasi-civilian government came to power in 2011, calling for the expansion of foreign direct investment and international trade. The nature of Myanmar’s workforce also shifted from (…)
More than 20 employees fired for protesting conditions in a Yangon factory opt out of signing a contract to be rehired, stating that their demands to address rights violations were ignored
Workers from Myanmar Pou Chen factory, which produces Adidas shoes, are seen asking for an increase in (…)
Employees say they are forced to work overtime and their pay is often late since the Feb. 1 coup.
Factory managers in Myanmar are suppressing workers’ rights, with mandatory overtime and late payment of wages now routine following the Feb. 1, 2021, military coup that overthrew civilian rule (…)
Some factory owners have been accused of exploiting and failing to protect their employees during the latest COVID-19 outbreak, and with unions lying low since the coup, workers are unable to seek redress.
Ko Aung Min Thein began suffering from a headache and muscle aches in the second week (…)
22 July, 2021. The Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) is calling for comprehensive economic sanctions against the country, and for the international community to isolate the military regime. The CTUM is part of the 16-member Labour Alliance, representing the entire labour movement (…)
23 June, 2021. After rejecting the credentials of the illegitimate military junta of Myanmar, the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted an important resolution on Myanmar, calling for the restoration of democracy and respect of human rights in the country.
The workers’ group in the (…)
A labour rights organisation says the soldiers also arrested 17 outside the shoe factory – for asking for wages
When a small group of employees gathered outside the Xing Jia shoe factory on Monday 15 March, it had been shut for a week and they’d been told it would stay that way for three (…)
18 May, 2021. In solidarity with Myanmar’s trade union movement, the Council of Global Unions has vowed to challenge the legitimacy of the Myanmar junta throughout the UN system, including in the upcoming 109th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC).
Since the coup d’état in (…)
Dear Brothers and Sisters of CTUM, the workers of Myanmar and the International Trade Union Community.
We are proud to be members of the international trade union family.
We are proud that we are participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement CDM to get rid of a regime and change towards a (…)
The military has forced out hundreds of families from government-issued housing for being involved in strikes and protests against the February 1 coup Nearly all of Myanmar Railway’s 20,000 workers are on strike, shutting down a sector that transports not only people, but goods, harvest and (…)
Myanmar’s coup government has slaughtered workers for launching general strikes against the junta — but workers have doubled down, calling for comprehensive sanctions against the military. We talked to two leaders of the strikes.
On March 14, Myanmar’s largest industrial district — Hlaing (…)
Trade unions in Myanmar are fighting to ensure that the labour rights of the hundreds of thousands of workers who have been at the forefront of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) are protected. And they are urging the international brands who purchase goods from supplier factories in Myanmar (…)
Striking truck drivers, bureaucrats and bank workers have brought international trade through Yangon’s ports to a standstill, with exports estimated to be down as much as 90 percent since February 1.
When he bought millions of dollars of pulses back in January, Madhu never imagined they would (…)
Hundreds of soldiers and police went to Ma Hlwa Gone railway station and its staff housing compound on Wednesday
Hundreds of soldiers and police swooped on a railway station in Yangon on Wednesday seeking to arrest workers on strike to protest against the military coup in Myanmar.
The (…)
Despite a vicious crackdown that has left scores of protesters dead, the worker-led movement against the military coup in Myanmar continues to rock the country. We spoke with three female garment workers who helped organize another general strike this week.
As work stoppages, walkouts, and (…)
Despite the junta’s threats of reprisals, the Civil Disobedience Movement keeps growing by the day and its members are set on a near-total shutdown of government.
Since the Myanmar military seized power from the elected government on 1 February, hundreds of thousands of people – perhaps (…)
The members of the FGWM make the clothing of most of the global apparel brands who operate in Myanmar. We have worked dutifully over the years in Myanmar factories to make the brands’ clothing and to help the brands build their successful businesses. Now in our time of greatest need, we call on (…)
As the civil disobedience movement in Myanmar enters its second month, Kyaw Ye Lynn reports from the frontline in Yangon on the vital role ordinary workers and trade unions have been playing in the fight to defend their rights and restore democracy.
Moe Sandar Myint, president of the (…)
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