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 ...

As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and thousands of ...

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.

Myanmar’s apparel industry is struggling with garment worker shortages due to the conscription law however factories continue to run without any military links. Credit: Shutterstock. Stay ahead with ...

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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 ...

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 ...

YANGON, Myanmar—Gap Inc. plans to produce apparel at factories in Myanmar, becoming the first major U.S. apparel retailer to tap the country's garment industry since Western sanctions were lifted two ...

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 ...