"Labour confederation wants new K6600 minimum wage", 19 October 2017

The Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar (CTUM), the country’s largest workers organisation, will fight for K6600 daily minimum wages despite warnings by some businessmen that a minimum wage of K4800 could lead to closures of some businesses….   

…Workers could only keep up with the high cost of living if they are paid daily minimum wages of K6600.

…Regional committees have proposed the new minimum wages to be between K4000 and K4800 during the meeting of the National Committee for New Minimum Wages….

…The proposed rate favour the employers and did not consider the difficulties faced by the workers due to high cost of living. 

…CTUM…surveyed the daily expenses of workers such as eating, dressing, living, education…transportation, communications and for healthcare.

The survey revealed a worker in Yangon has to spend at least K5634 per day, while workers from the Sagaing region needs K4690 daily to satisfy his or her daily needs.