Only four factories threaten to sack staff
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Four factories have issued redundancy notices following the government's decision to fix the minimum wage at Ks,600 (US$2.8) a day, according to Myo Aung, the permanent secretary of at the Ministry of Labour.
Any owner failing to pay Ks3,600 after September 1 would face legal actions, Myo Aung said.
The number was low. Before the minimum wage was fixed, a large number of factories mainly those in the garment sector threatened to shut down business. The wage is also expected to hurt factories churning out commodities like sandals, umbrellas, jewellery, fishhooks, envelopes, pencils, plastics and wallets.
Aung Lin, chairperson of the Myanmar Trade Unions Federation, said compensation should be given to anyone being laid off.
