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Garment workers fired for not signing employment contract

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Garment workers fired for not signing employment contract [The Times] 06-08-2018


South Korean factory fined K3 million for defying order [The Times] 10-05-2018


Free Reuters Reporters Held Secretly Since December 12 [HRW] 20-12-2017


Workers call again for reinstatement of 2 leaders [The Times] 19-12-2017


Mandalay workers march in protest for higher basic wage [The Times] 04-12-2017



Other news


Protesting workers attacked by ‘hired thugs' 2018-10-17 [The Star]

Protesters Injured in Labor Dispute 2018-10-17 [The Irrawaddy]

Garment workers fired for not signing employment contract 2018-08-06 [The Times]

Wood-based factory workers seek benefits 2018-08-06 [The Times]

South Korean factory fined K3 million for defying order 2018-05-10 [The Times]

Myanmar Garment worker health and safety guidelines launched 2018-04-30 [The Times]

Ministry mulls more protection for local, foreign fishery workers 2018-04-09 [The Times]

New basic wage may take effect in April 2018-03-19 [mmtimes]

Burma Thai government to reduce penalties for foreign workers 2018-03-13 [mmtimes]

Caution urged on labour disputes 2018-03-09 [mmtimes]

ept warns migrant workers about fraudulent job agencies 2018-03-01 [mmtimes]

National wage panel approves K4800 minimum wage 2018-01-03 [The Times]

Free Reuters Reporters Held Secretly Since December 12 2017-12-20 [HRW]

Workers call again for reinstatement of 2 leaders 2017-12-19 [The Times]

Ethnic Language Teachers Missing Months of Govt Pay 2017-12-05 [Irrawaddy Times]

Mandalay workers march in protest for higher basic wage 2017-12-04 [The Times]

Factory sacks union leaders, alleging thefts 2017-10-31 [The Times]

Burma Proposed New Minimum Wage Between 4,000 to 4,800 Kyats a Day 2017-10-04 [The Irrawaddy ]

Burma Labour ministry wants minimum wage between K4000 and K4800 2017-10-04 [Myanmar Times]

Myanmar Yangon panel favours minimum wage of K4400-K6400 2017-09-28 [Myanmar Times]

Myanmar Striking garment workers to sue factory after security guards injure 5 workers 2017-09-26 [Myanmar Times]

UK Aung San Suu Kyi award suspended by UK union over Myanmar crisis 2017-09-21 [Guardian]

Workers march for higher wage 2017-09-19 [Myanmar Times]

Myanmar: Crisis must be resolved peacefully and according to international law 2017-09-19 [ITUC]

Burma Construction Workers from Myanmar protest for wages in Bangkok 2017-09-13 [Myanmar Times]

Yangon government on alert for abuse of domestic workers 2017-09-11 [Myanmar Times]

Over 200 workers set up barricades around factory 2017-09-05 [The Times]

Burmese Rice Farmer: With a Union, We Improve Our Livelihood For more info 2017-08-30 [Solidarity Center]

Sock factory fires workers on strike 2017-08-25 [Myanmar Times]

UN: Myanmar Must Enable Women's Entry Into the Workforce 2017-07-06 [The Irrawaddy ]

Burma Burmese migrants charged with defamation after alleging labour abuses in Thailand's multimillion-pound poultry export industry 2017-06-07 [The Guardian]

Thailand Thailand: Drop Defamation Charges Against Burmese Workers 2017-06-07 [HRW]

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