The COVID-19 pandemic has put one of Myanmar’s biggest economic success stories into a tailspin. Dramatic growth over the past decade has catapulted the garment sector above natural gas as …
Union Garment Workers Fear ‘An Opportunity to Get Rid of Us’
Myan Mode, a garment factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, produces men’s jackets, women’s blazers and coats for Western fashion companies like Mango and Zara. Since the start of …
Primark announces wage fund for garment workers
Primark, one of the UK’s most popular retailers, has announced it will create a fund to help pay the wages of the millions of garment workers affected by its decision to …
Thai clothing factory compensates exploited migrant workers
More than 150 Burmese migrants who were illegally charged excessive recruitment fees to secure jobs at a Thai garment factory have won a rare compensation payout, company officials and human rights groups said …
Domestic workers law could be enacted next year
House of Nationalities (upper house) Immigration, domestic/immigrant domestic workers affairs committee chairman Kyaw Htwe said that they were trying to enact the Domestic/Immigrant Domestic Workers Law in 2020. The committee …
Thai electronics firm compensates exploited workers in rare award
Burmese migrants who were illegally charged excessive recruitment fees to secure jobs at an electronics manufacturer in Thailand are being compensated in a rare award expected to spotlight a practice …
Myanmar Guideline on Freedom of Association (FOA)
Section 1. Right to Freedom of Association 1. The employer shall respect the right of workers to form and join trade unions within the company premises. a. This includes that …
Myanmar: Garment workers, suppliers and ACT brands agree on Freedom of Association Guideline
After eight months of negotiations, factories producing for ACT brands in Myanmar have agreed on a Myanmar Freedom of Association (FoA) Guideline with IndustriALL affiliate Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar …
Why Corporate Transparency Is Vital In The Fight For Workers’ Rights
“It is impossible to finish the tasks on time unless we work during the night.” That was the reality faced by 23-year-old Phyu Phyu, who lives in an industrial zone …
Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers
Press Release Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers and 1,256,240 THB Compensation for Trafficked Minor The Appeals Court, Human Trafficking Division, read the verdict …
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