Off the wire
• U.S. pays Philippines 2 mln USD for Tubbataha Reef ship grounding  • Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong leaves hospital for Chinese New Year  • PM sends Chinese New Year message to Singaporeans  • Myanmar defense chief re-empowers Laukkai commander for military administration  • Australia's aboriginal leaders angry at being forced out of native communities  • 1st LD: UN envoy sees hope of political solution to Syrian crisis  • Shakhtar holds 10-man Bayern to 0-0 draw  • Xinhua China news advisory -- Feb. 18  • Abbott warns Australia faces "explosion" of crimes without metadata laws  • PSG ties Chelsea in Champions League  
You are here: 　 Home

Myanmar authorities warns of taking action against violent striking workers in Yangon

Xinhua, February 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's Yangon regional government has warned of taking action against violent striking workers in some industrial zones in north of the city blocking the entrance of some foreign-invested factories, official report said Wednesday.

Demanding more payment, the striking workers in Shwepyitha and Hlaingtharya Industrial Zones have blocked the entrance of the foreign-invested factories, preventing both other workers to return to work and employers and staff to go outside the factories and stopped the run of container vehicles, causing loss to both the workers and the employers, a statement of the Yangon regional government was quoted as saying.

The incident is taking place amid negotiation between the employers and the workers, sponsored by the Labor Ministry.

However, the series of workers' issues have impacted on foreign investors' deal for orders, factory employees said.

The foreign employers are urging the authorities to help reasonably settle the issues.

The two industrial zones are the biggest ones in Yangon. Endi