The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population will provide social security benefits for insured workers from factories and workshops which are temporarily suspended for inspections. “We’ll pay 40 percent of the social security fees to them as benefits,” the ministry announced in statement on April 28. As such, owners of the suspended factories and workshops […]
Fishery Workers to Be Sent to Korea
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population considers sending fishery workers to South Korea. The discussions between the ministry and foreign employment agencies started since February and the basic salary will be around US$1,000 per month, according to the ministry. Application forms for the EPS-TOPIK exam had been sold from March 20 to 24 for […]
H&M supply factory in Myanmar damaged in violent labour protest
Workers demanding better conditions and benefits have destroyed the production line of a Chinese-owned factory in Myanmar making clothes for Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz, in one of the most violent labour disputes in the country in years. The month-old dispute, which also saw managers attacked, highlights the need for Aung San Suu Kyi’s […]