NEW YORK (AP) — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But she hasn't stitched a single garment since a coup in February. Instead, the ...

Myanmar has introduced new rules on conscription, which makes young citizens subject to a minimum of two years military service, effective immediately. The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business has ...

Explore how Myanmar's USDP serves as a military proxy in a manipulated electoral system, undermining democracy and legitimacy ...

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Â India has offered to help revive 300 apparel factories in Myanmar by offering USD 5 million line of credit, a statement of Ministry of Commerce said Sunday here.

The military has subjected Myanmar’s people to intensifying brutality since it seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, deposing the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 1,700 people have ...

NEW YORK — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But following the military coup in early February, she hasn’t stitched a single garment.

When Ma Ei first started work in a garment factory, she felt relieved she didn't have to work in the sun. "It's good to work under a roof with fans," she told the ABC. The 32-year-old Burmese woman ...

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Myanmar, also known as Burma, Saturday set a new minimum wage of 3,600 kyat ($2.80) for an eight-hour work day, effective Sept. 1. That’s $67 a month, based on a six-day work week. The move follows ...

We write to you as brands that have ramped up sourcing from Myanmar over the past ten years. That decade has seen huge steps forward for both international business and workers’ rights in Myanmar. In ...

YANGON, Myanmar — On the roads leading into one of Myanmar's largest industrial zones, South Dagon, the potholes are big enough to bathe in. Inside factories, hives of workers toil for 12-hour ...