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Myanmar's garment entrepreneurs against govt's minimum daily wage plan

Xinhua, July 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's garment entrepreneurs on Thursday in Yangon voiced objection on the government's recent designation of minimum daily wages, saying that the issue will be submitted to the regional authorities for further action.

According to Chairman of the Myanmar Garment Entrepreneurs Association (MGEA) U Myint Soe, 145 MGEA members out of 300 attending a meeting on the issue expressed objection on the government's June 29 designation of 3,600 kyats (about 3.27 U.S. dollars) as basic minimum daily wages for all workers in the country.

Some foreign entrepreneurs disagreed to raise their original minimum pay scale to the government-set rate, arguing that if the government rate is finally adopted, their factories will be forced to close down in September.

Entrepreneurs present at the meeting urged the government to subsidize for the required wages in the midst, warning that if factories stop operation, thousands of workers will be jobless.

The June 29 decision of designating 3,600 kyats as the minimum daily wage came after the conclusion of one year's coordination between the government, employers and labor representatives. Endi