BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime has made its first major wage reform since seizing power on Feb. 1, 2021, with the first minimum wage increase since 2018, raising workers' wages up by over 20% in an effort to win support from citizens suffering from soaring prices.
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar regime ups minimum wage by 20% amid inflation
First increase since 2021 forced by currency depreciation, soaring prices
Garment workers at a factory in Yangon in 2019 before the military torpedoed the Burmese economy. © Reuters
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