Workers in a clothing factory near Rangoon went on strike on Wednesday to support demands for more pay.
The 20 workers are employed by the “Super” factory in Shwe Pyi Thar Industrial Zone, north of Rangoon.
One source told The Irrawaddy the workers were demanding an increase in their salaries, which currently average 30,000 kyat ((US $30.30) per month. Some were on a daily rate of 1,050 kyat ($1.1) for a shift that ended at 8 p.m., the source said.
Security around the factory was increased while workers and management negotiated, one resident said.
Thousands of workers in another Rangoon area, the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone, and at the “Sky” clothing factory in the western part of Rangoon's Insein Township, went on strike last month in support of their demands for better pay and working conditions.
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