Thousands out of work as minimum wage kicks off
More than 1000 factory workers have lost their job in the wake of the new minimum wage, according to the Ministry of Labour. Just one factory has so far closed however.
U Maung Maung Hlaing, head of the Labour Laws Inspection Department in Hlaing Tharyar township, said the Jasmine Pwint factory shuttered on 31 August, the day before the national minimum wage took effect. The factory has not provided an official reason for closing. U Maung Maung Hlaing said repeated requests for information from the factory’s owners have gone unanswered.
