By demanding to
stop being oppressed by employer, 200 leaders of workers who are working at
each industrial zone in Hlaing Thayar, Yangon, are demonstrating in the peace
walk from near industrial zone to township football field, Yangon-Pathein
highway road.
A female worker
said, “We are striking employers to know having discrimination among workers.
There are forcing, oppressing, discrimination and unjustified. Employees are
classified even though they have same skills. Some leaders of workers stand on
the side of employer.
Those are
Burmese but employers are Chinese. It is like we are being betrayed. Now, we
are mainly on strike for showing of our emotional pains. Included working 8
hours a day, to get low salary 30,000, to change from hourly wages to salary
payment, to stop firing workers and others for worker’s rights”.
In Myanmar, there have been many abuses of worker rights and being oppressed by employers.
Therefore,
strikes happened most often at Hlaing Tharyar, Shwe Pyithar and other
industrial zones start from May in this year.In Myanmar, there have been many abuses of worker rights and being oppressed by employers.
