Meanwhile, the deadline for objections over the government-proposed minimum wage elapsed this week with an outpouring of complaints, according to the Yangon region committee on minimum wage, according to reports in the Myanmarese media. More than 200 factories from the Shwe Pyi Thar and Hlaing Thar Yar industrial zones, as well as 21 labour unions, submitted objections to the amount. Employers, largely from foreign-owned garment factories, suggested the minimum wage would be unsustainably high and will force them to close down.
The issue of minimum wages in Myanmar is no longer a domestic subject. Two international labour watchdogs simultaneously have released statements, #
Unions argued from the opposite end of the spectrum, holding out for the 4000 kyat-a-day wage they have been lobbying for since the beginning of the year.
The issue of minimum wages in Myanmar is no longer a domestic subject. Two international labour watchdogs simultaneously have released statements, #
Myanmar labour minister U Aye Myint has maintained that the proposed wage is a fair starting point, and has suggested factories should be willing to accept it on a trial basis. But neither factory workers nor their bosses seemed willing to budge. (SH)
The issue of minimum wages in Myanmar is no longer a domestic subject. Two international labour watchdogs simultaneously have released statements, #
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