Myanmar -Shoe factory workers strike against low wages

YANGON — Around 600 workers have gone on strike at the Master Sport Shoe Factory in Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone, in Yangon, because of low wages, forced overtime and rude supervisors. The workers of the Korean-owned shoe factory submitted a list of 10 demands, including a raise in hourly wages, the dismissal of rude supervisors and not to be charged Ks 6,000 (US$ 6) for each day of leave.
“We demanded 10 points including firing [factory supervisor] Ma Lei Lei Win. The employer verbally agreed to 9 points but he did not agree to dismiss Ma Lei Lei Win. He said, even if the factory has to close down, he cannot dismiss her. The fact that he cannot agree on that point, cancelled his agreement for all other points,” said worker Kyu Kyu Thin.