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The Hua Meng Garment Factory in Kangyidaunt Township, Ayeyarwady Region. / Salai Thant Zin / The Irrawaddy

Burma

Myanmar Garment Factory Closes As COVID-19 Cuts Supplies

by Salai Thant Zin

March 4, 2020

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Dateline

Building the Safety Net: Do Myanmar’s Workers Have Social Security?

by The Irrawaddy

November 30, 2019

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Employees of Myanmar Consumer Enterprise Ltd (Rainbow) stage a strike in Yangon’s Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone on Sept. 6, 2019. / Aung Kyaw Htet / The Irrawaddy

Burma

Myanmar Workers to Push for Higher Minimum Wage

by Thazin Hlaing

November 29, 2019

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Workers iron and arrange clothing at a garment factory at Hlaing Taryar Industrial Zone in Rangoon, March 10, 2010. / Reuters

Burma

‘Lack of Awareness’ Hinders Fight Against Workplace Discrimination

by Thu Thu Aung

September 7, 2017

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San Yu Htwe of Myanmar competes in the women’s individual preliminary eliminations for the 2016 Olympics in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On Monday in Myanmar’s Upper House of Parliament, lawmakers discussed a report from the Health, Sports and Culture Committee and the lack of funding for sports promotion in the country. / Leonhard Foeger / Reuters

News

This Week in Parliament (August 7-11)

by The Irrawaddy

August 12, 2017

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Scars are visible on the arm and hand of Ma San Kay Khaing, who escaped from five years in domestic servitude in Rangoon’s Kyauktada Township. / Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy

Burma

Ministry Pledges Legal Protection For Domestic Workers

by Tin Htet Paing

August 10, 2017

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A man wears a mask to protect himself from H1N1 in Yangon on July 24, 2017. On Friday, an urgent proposal was submitted to Parliament calling for a widespread awareness campaign of the illness. / Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters

News

This Week in Parliament (July 24 – July 28)

by The Irrawaddy

July 29, 2017

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Workers from Myue & Soe Garment factory stand during a protest for salary increment in front of the Mayangone township labor office in Yangon in 2012 / Soe Zayar Tun / The Irrawaddy

Burma

UN: Myanmar Must Enable Women’s Entry Into the Workforce

by Nyein Nyein

June 22, 2017

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Parliament

This Week in Parliament (May 22-26)

by The Irrawaddy

May 27, 2017

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The 8.7-ton jade boulder. / Zaw Myo Htet

Burma

Prospectors Sued After Finding Massive Jade Boulder on Company Land

by Zarni Mann

May 2, 2017

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Tag: Labor Issues

Myanmar Garment Factory Closes As COVID-19 Cuts Supplies

Building the Safety Net: Do Myanmar’s Workers Have Social Security?

Myanmar Workers to Push for Higher Minimum Wage

‘Lack of Awareness’ Hinders Fight Against Workplace Discrimination

This Week in Parliament (August 7-11)

Ministry Pledges Legal Protection For Domestic Workers

This Week in Parliament (July 24 – July 28)

UN: Myanmar Must Enable Women’s Entry Into the Workforce

This Week in Parliament (May 22-26)

Prospectors Sued After Finding Massive Jade Boulder on Company Land

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