PHNOM PENH, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Around 500 garment producers in Myanmar are struggling with labour shortage that could slow output in one of the country’s leading export industries, a trade body has warned.
World : Labour Crunch Hits Myanmarâs Garment Factories As Workers Shun Low Wages
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- Secretary General of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Daw Khine Khine Nwe, said cut-make-pack (CMP) factories are operating with fewer than 800,000 workers, far below what they need, The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Thursday.
- I would say the number of workers needed is far greater than the number of workers displaced from the factories that have closed,” she said.
- The World Bank, in its report “Myanmar Garment Industry 2023: Resilience Amid Constraints,” said more than 90 per cent of Myanmar’s garment factories work on the CMP model.
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