NEW YORK (AP) — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But she hasn't stitched a single garment since a coup in February. Instead, the ...
As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and thousands of ...
NEW YORK — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But following the military coup in early February, she hasn’t stitched a single garment.
The military has subjected Myanmar’s people to intensifying brutality since it seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, deposing the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 1,700 people have ...
H&M plans to stop its operations in Myanmar following allegations of abuse reported by a workers advocacy group. The Swedish clothing retailer, which has around 4,400 stores around the world, said it ...
Myanmar's military leaders will soon hold a general election for the first time since taking power in 2021. They call it a ...
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Next on Thursday joined a growing list of European clothing retailers suspending new production orders with factories in Myanmar in the wake of February's military coup.
Japanese apparel retailer Honeys Holdings Co plans to start construction of its third factory in Myanmar this month, marking a rare foreign investment in the country since a military coup. TOKYO, Aug ...
Myanmar’s military rulers plan to hold elections by the end of this year, portraying events like the Festival of Light as ...
(Reuters) - Protesters in Myanmar have taken to stringing up women's clothing on lines across the streets to slow down police and soldiers because walking beneath them is traditionally considered bad ...