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Sweatshop Woes [Myanmar]
The recent strike at a Yangon garment factory may be a hint that more attention needs to be paid to working conditions as Myanmar continues to promote itself as a place to do business…The dispute took place as the Myanmar International Textile and Garment Industry exhibition kicked off a four-day event at the Myanmar Convention Center…Several labor disputes at garment factories in Myanmar during the last three years since the change of government indicate that workers…are overworked and underpaid and that conditions could be significantly improved…Typically, workers earn about US$110 a month and toil for 12 hours a day in less-than-ideal conditions…A garment industry consultant…saw underage apprentices, poor lighting, unsafe machinery and too much overtime…