Burma
Myanmar: Factory Workers Win 20% Wage Hike
After extended negotiations, collective bargaining by a union in Myanmar has secured a 20 percent wage…
New ILO Study to Explore a Minimum Wage for Myanmar
As Myanmar slowly emerges from years of tyranny, Western retailers are scrutinizing it as a potentially…
U.S. Committed to Burma’s Reform; Exclusive Interview with USTR Spokeswoman
Burma embarked upon an aggressive agenda of democratic reform in 2012, with plans to liberalize its…
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Western Retailers Hot on Burma: Exclusive Interview with USTR Spokeswoman
In response to the perils of doing business in politically unstable countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia…
Myanmar Reforms Make Progress But Challenges Remain; Chronic Labor Shortages
Following a slackening of Myanmar’s once oppressive restrictions on commerce, Western nations have been…
U.S. Ex-Im Bank to Provide Financing for Companies Exporting to Myanmar
On February 6, the U.S. government announced that its export credit agency will begin providing special…
Obama Lifts Burma Ban
The United States repealed its ban on imports from Burma, via an executive order issued by President…
Burma-Myanmar Not Yet Prepared For US Garment Manufacturing
Myanmar, or Burma, as it is also known, may some day become a first-rate manufacturing source for US garments…
E.U. Ends Burma Sanctions: Labor Advocates “Deeply Disturbed”
European Union (EU) foreign ministers permanently lifted trade and economic sanctions against Burma…
EU Lifts Burma Trade Embargo, But Exports Won’t Improve
The EU has now permanently lifted its trade and economic sanctions against Burma, citing the “changes that…
After Deadly Fires, Will Wal-Mart Pull Sourcing From Bangladesh?
Early in March, Wal-Mart implemented its “zero tolerance†policy for violations of its global sourcing…