Myanmar approves first national minimum wage (Saturday, 29 August 2015)
The wage has been set at 3,600 kyat (US$2.80) "for a standard eight-hour work day" and takes effect from Tuesday, said the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper.
It will apply to workers "across all sectors and industries" but small businesses employing fewer than 15 people will be excluded, it added.
Myanmar has seen a wave of protests for better pay and conditions, particularly among workers in the growing garment sector, after decades of direct junta rule came to an end in 2011.
The decision on the wage, announced by the National Minimum Wage Committee on Friday, follows several rounds of talks between the government, labor groups, employers and workers since a law approving its introduction was passed in 2013.
It comes as part of the plethora of political and economic reforms introduced under the quasi-civilian government that has also seen a growth in foreign investment, with big brands looking to move into the nation after most international sanctions were dropped.
But even the low sum reached had been vehemently opposed by some employers who claim that low worker productivity in Myanmar meant they could not afford to pay more.
Pressure to adopt a fair minimum wage has also come from outside with a number of Western manufacturers arguing that poor pay was counterproductive.
In Myanmar employees had previously been demanding a minimum of 4,000 kyat (US$3.10) a day with protests over wages outside factories in recent months seeing several laborers arrested in the ensuing police crackdowns.
In neighboring Thailand, where an estimated 2 million Myanmar nationals form part of a vast migrant labor force, the national minimum wage is set at 300 baht (US$8) per day.
But rights groups say Myanmar migrants are often paid less than this amount, working in poor conditions and subject to exploitation.
Regionally, debate over improving factory conditions and worker pay has intensified since the deadly 2013 collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh highlighted appalling safety problems in the country's lucrative garment industry.
Myanmar approves first national minimum wage (Saturday, 29 August 2015)The wage has been set at 3,600 kyat (US$2.80) "for a standard eight-hour work day" and takes effect from Tuesday, said the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper.It will apply to workers "across all sectors and industries" but small businesses employing fewer than 15 people will be excluded, it added.Myanmar has seen a wave of protests for better pay and conditions, particularly among workers in the growing garment sector, after decades of direct junta rule came to an end in 2011.The decision on the wage, announced by the National Minimum Wage Committee on Friday, follows several rounds of talks between the government, labor groups, employers and workers since a law approving its introduction was passed in 2013.It comes as part of the plethora of political and economic reforms introduced under the quasi-civilian government that has also seen a growth in foreign investment, with big brands looking to move into the nation after most international sanctions were dropped.But even the low sum reached had been vehemently opposed by some employers who claim that low worker productivity in Myanmar meant they could not afford to pay more.Pressure to adopt a fair minimum wage has also come from outside with a number of Western manufacturers arguing that poor pay was counterproductive.ในพม่า พนักงานได้ก่อนหน้านี้ถูกเรียกร้องอย่างน้อย 4000 kyat (สหรัฐอเมริกา $3.10) วันปฏิเสธมากกว่า ค่าจ้างภายนอกโรงงานในเดือนที่ผ่านมาเห็นหลายแรงของการบุกเบิกในขบวนการตำรวจเพราะจับประเทศใกล้เคียง ประมาณ 2 ล้านพม่าชาวแบบฟอร์มส่วนเพิ่มของแรง แรงงานข้ามชาติมากมายค่าจ้างขั้นต่ำชาติจะได้ 300 บาท (สหรัฐอเมริกา $8) ต่อวันแต่กลุ่มสิทธิว่า พม่าอพยพมักชำระน้อยกว่าเงิน ทำงาน ในสภาพที่ไม่ดี และอาจ มีการเอารัดเอาเปรียบสมควร อภิปรายมากกว่าการปรับปรุงสภาพโรงงานและค่าจ้างของผู้ปฏิบัติงานมี intensified ตั้งแต่ 2013 ถึงตายยุบของพลาซ่าอยู่ในบังกลาเทศเน้นไฮความปลอดภัยปัญหาในอุตสาหกรรมของประเทศร่ำรวยเสื้อผ้า
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