As reported previously, the increasing integration of the Burmese economy into the world capitalist system is creating many challenges for workers in Burma. In addition to the issues already mentioned of Burmese workers being exploited as cheap migrant labour all around the region, there is growing interest by fashion companies to make Burma a new hub for the global garment and textile sector. Given the horrific toll that this industry takes on workers in the region, there is an urgent need to develop fighting unions in Burma and prevent the deaths of workers as we have seen in other countries.
As reported previously, the increasing integration of the Burmese economy into the world capitalist system is creating many challenges for workers in Burma. In addition to the issues already mentioned of Burmese workers being exploited as cheap migrant labour all around the region, there is growing interest by fashion companies to make Burma a new hub for the global garment and textile sector. Given the horrific toll that this industry takes on workers in the region, there is an urgent need to develop fighting unions in Burma and prevent the deaths of workers as we have seen in other countries.
