Soaring unemployment in Myanmar follows junta rollback of labor rights — Radio Free Asia

Workers arrive at a factory in Yangon, in an undated photo. Credit: RFA

Thu Thu, a 37-year-old laborer living in Shwepyithar township on the outskirts of Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon, has been trying to find work at one of the Industrial Zone’s garment factories for more than two weeks with no luck. Using a pseudonym, she told RFA’s Myanmar Service that she was unlawfully terminated from her job nearly

Vietnamese workers celebrate Tet with strikes demanding pay raises — Radio Free Asia

Vietnamese workers celebrate Tet with strikes demanding pay raises — Radio Free Asia

The holiday known as Tet is the most important festival in Vietnamese culture. VGCL, Vietnams primary trade union, said factories and services closed for 9 days, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, to celebrate. ” During the last strike, the provincial labor union came to negotiate with the company however to no avail,” she said.

Vietnamese workers at electronics plant strike for higher pay, more benefits — Radio Free Asia

Vietnamese workers at electronics plant strike for higher pay, more benefits — Radio Free Asia

Reported by RFAs Vietnamese Service. Equated by Anna Vu. Written in English by Roseanne Gerin. More than 2,000 employees at a Korean electronics company factory in Vietnams Red River Delta went on strike on Monday, following an effective worker action at another foreign-owned plant in the country, local media reported. Staff Members at Cresyn Hanoi

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