Resolved Incident
Shwepyithar garment workers strike for a 30,000 kyat pay rise
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About 2,000 workers at the E-Land, Ford Glory and Costec International garment factories in Shwepyithar Industrial Zone, Yangon, struck from 2 February 2015 for a 30,000 kyat monthly pay rise, from 50,000 to 80,000 kyats. Employers offered about 12,000 kyats. Two union leaders were arrested and charged, and police broke up a sit-in by about 100 workers in Insein Township on 4 March 2015.
- Workers involved
- 2,000 (estimated)
- Outcome
- Partial – Employers offered an increase of about 12,000 kyats a month against the 30,000 kyats demanded. Union leaders Naing Htay Lwin and Myo Min Min were arrested in February 2015 and charged under Penal Code Article 505(b). Police arrested at least 20 workers at a sit-in in Insein Township on 4 March 2015, which is the last documented action and is used as end_date; no source states the final settlement.
- Issues
- Living Wage, Working Hours
Sources
- Thousands of Garment Workers Strike in RangoonThe Irrawaddy
- Myanmar Garment Workers Threaten Further Strikes if Demands Are Not MetRadio Free Asia
- Police Arrest Protesting Garment WorkersThe Irrawaddy