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Burma seeks minimum wage amidst labour shortage
2014-03-10 16:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
As foreign investors in the garment sector trickle into Myanmar/Burma, local research companies and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are undertaking a study that could prompt the country's parliament to pass a minimum wage law by December (2014).
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World Bank pledges $2bn for Burma
2014-01-26 18:43:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The World Bank is to give $2bn in loans to Burma to help the country improve energy, healthcare, and other facilities, its president announces.
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US: Grants $10m to tackle child labour in Burma and Morocco
2014-01-03 12:12:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US Labor Department has granted $10m to fund two separate projects to tackle child labour in Burma and Morocco.
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car, auto market, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, business, reform
2013-12-28 11:35:44| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Like most residents of Myanmar's largest city, U Myint Maung never imagined that he would one day be able to buy a car of his own.
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BURMA: Europe supports sustainable garment project
2013-11-19 12:15:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A new project aimed at promoting and supporting the sustainable production of garments in Burma/Myanmar has been launched with European support.
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