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Myanmar workers nod on minimum daily wage

Xinhua, July 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Five Myanmar workers' federations in Yangon on Friday agreed on the government's recent designation of minimum daily wages as a final stage of negotiation, saying that there will be no further negotiation on the issue.

In its announcement over their stance on the issue, the five workers' federations stressed the need to form a socio-economic committee comprising representatives from the government, employers and employees.

The five workers' federations include Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM), Myanmar Trade Union Federation (MTUF) , Myanmar Teachers' Federation (MTF), Myanmar Maritime Workers' Federation (MMWF) and Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN).

On June 29, the government decided to designate 3,600 kyats ( about 3.27 U.S. dollars) as the proposed minimum daily wage for all workers in the country after conclusion of one year's coordination between the government, employers and labor representatives.

However, Myanmar's garment entrepreneurs on Thursday objected the proposed minimum rate, saying that the issue will be submitted to the regional authorities for further action. Endi