The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Governments of the United States, Myanmar, Japan and Denmark have together launched the Initiative to Promote Fundamental Labour Rights and Practices in Myanmar, this month. The ...
Tags: Labour Rights, international labour standards, Apparel
Garment manufacturers from Hong Kong have entered into an agreement to set up their first industrial park in Myanmar, reports the South China Morning Post. The apparel park would be set up on 200 hectare area in Yangon, the former ...
Secretary of State Clinton announced September 26 that the United States would begin the process of easing restrictions on imports of Burmese(Myanmarese)goods in response to the substantial and significant reforms that have taken place in ...
Tags: reform, United States, Myanmarese, economic relationship
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the US Government would ease its imports ban on Myanmar(also called Burma),during her meeting with Myanmarese President Thein Sein,on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session ...
Tags: imports ban, diplomatic relations, Myanmar Garment Association
The lack of availability of skilled workforce is one of the reasons that impede the growth of Myanmar apparel sector, according to the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA). Sanctions imposed by the US on imports from Myanmar ...
Tags: Myanmar, garment, MGMA, skilled workforce