On 29th January 2014 nearly 1000 workers for New
Way Shoe factory ( Industrial Zone 4 Hlaing Thayar) went on Strike due to insufficient
income, which at present is Kyats 6,0000 and workers prefer to raise 20,000
kyat more, for better living condition, according to a leading worker Kyaw
Zayar,
He expressed, “ The main issue is we cannot survive. Annual increment
is only 2,000 kyat which is not enough
for our Living. A Daily wage worker earn
around 60,000 Kyats a month and a permanent worker earns around 80,000 kyat. The factory management proposed
the workers with 6,000 kyats increment but
the worker have demanded for a 20000 kyats increment.
Source : ႊThe Daily
Eleven ( 2 Feb,2014)
Unofficial translation
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