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Myanmar: Strike at shoe factory

Posted 13 March 2011 8:29 GMT

The Democratic Voice of Burma has a report on the strike staged by 1,500 workers of a shoe factory in Myanmar. Workers reportedly earn only $US0.70 for a 12-hour day.

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Written byMong Palatino

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