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 ...

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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.

YANGON, Myanmar—Gap Inc. plans to produce apparel at factories in Myanmar, becoming the first major U.S. apparel retailer to tap the country's garment industry since Western sanctions were lifted two ...

Myanmar, also known as Burma, Saturday set a new minimum wage of 3,600 kyat ($2.80) for an eight-hour work day, effective Sept. 1. That’s $67 a month, based on a six-day work week. The move follows ...

YANGON, Myanmar — On the roads leading into one of Myanmar's largest industrial zones, South Dagon, the potholes are big enough to bathe in. Inside factories, hives of workers toil for 12-hour ...