Myanmar Monitor

Htet Htet Myanmar Labour Reporter

The labour situation in Myanmar is changing rapidly. Recent labour law reforms have led to the first legal formation of labour unions in decades. Workers, Unions and labour activists are now struggling to achieve fair wages, basic labour rights and a representative trade union movement. To provide informed assistance and solidarity to workers in Myanmar, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA and the wider Australian union movement need to have a better understanding of what is happening on the ground in relation to labour issues.  The challenge is that coverage of labour developments and news in Myanmar in English is irregular and not necessarily consistent. Local news outlets publish articles on labour issues, but they only provide snapshots and don’t often provide follow up.

As a result, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA is excited to announce the launch of a new project in Myanmar, the Myanmar Monitor (Labour Reporter Project). This project will support a local labour journalist on the ground in Myanmar to provide on-going analysis of current labour developments, events, incidents and trends in the English language. Htet Htet, local Mandalay Labour Reporter who has trained under Australian journalist, Phil Thornton, has taken on this role and we look forward to working with him over the coming months.