Business and Human Rights in Asia 2021
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7273-9_7
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Effect of the Minimum Wage on Employment Security: The Case of Precarious Workers in Myanmar

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“…The informal nature of employment in the garment industry and the industry's rapid growth have resulted in limited consideration of workers' social conditions. The relatively high incidence of crime and theft, often affecting rural female migrant workers, combined with high transportation and housing costs, exacerbates workers' stress levels (Nguyen, Lin and Ngwenya 2021). Second, the characteristics of a highly labour-intensive industry, combined with the low labour participation rate in Myanmar's formal sector, make it easy for employers to dismiss workers.…”
Section: Garment Industry and Female Garment Workers In Myanmarmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The informal nature of employment in the garment industry and the industry's rapid growth have resulted in limited consideration of workers' social conditions. The relatively high incidence of crime and theft, often affecting rural female migrant workers, combined with high transportation and housing costs, exacerbates workers' stress levels (Nguyen, Lin and Ngwenya 2021). Second, the characteristics of a highly labour-intensive industry, combined with the low labour participation rate in Myanmar's formal sector, make it easy for employers to dismiss workers.…”
Section: Garment Industry and Female Garment Workers In Myanmarmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Myanmar's labour market is dynamic; there has been considerable growth since the onset of economic and political liberalization. Since 2011, the Government of Myanmar has introduced a number of economic reforms that aim to create a more investmentfriendly environment, to liberalize the economy and to assist national reconciliation, thus facilitating job creation and decent work for workers in the country (Nguyen, Lin and Ngwenya 2021). Key policies have included setting up Special Economic Zones, the review of the Myanmar Companies Act 1914 with the aim of attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI), and investment in infrastructure development.…”
Section: Labour Dynamics In Myanmarmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El mercado laboral de Myanmar es dinámico en el sentido de que ha experimentado un crecimiento considerable desde la liberalización económica y política. Desde 2011, el Gobierno ha aplicado una serie de reformas económicas cuyo objetivo era crear un entorno más favorable a la inversión, liberalizar la economía y promover la reconciliación nacional, facilitando así la creación de empleo y el trabajo decente (Nguyen, Lin y Ngwenya 2021). Entre las políticas más importantes se encuentran la creación de zonas francas industriales, la enmienda de la Ley de sociedades de 1914 con objeto de atraer más inversión extranjera directa (IED) y el desarrollo de infraestructuras.…”
Section: Dinámica Laboral En Myanmar: Inseguridad Laboral Y Migraciónunclassified
“…El carácter informal del empleo en el sector y el rápido crecimiento del mismo están mermando la consideración social de sus trabajadoras. La incidencia relativamente alta de la delincuencia y del robo, que a menudo afectan a las trabajadoras rurales migrantes, junto con los elevados costes de transporte y vivienda, agravan los niveles de estrés de este grupo(Nguyen, Lin y Ngwenya 2021). En segundo lugar, las características de una industria muy intensiva en trabajo, combinadas con la baja tasa de participación laboral en el sector formal de Myanmar, facilitan a los empleadores el despido de trabajadores.…”
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