Factory closures and lay-offs put over 65,000 out of a job
“A total of 65,707 workers lost their jobs when factories closed or suspended operations and laid off workers amid COVID-19. Most of the affected factories were involved in contract manufacturing,” said an official of the regional ministry of Imm
Study links COVID-19 to poverty rise
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has linked the COVID-19 to a rise in poverty among Myanmar’s poorest in both rural and urban areas. The study surveyed 1000 people in Yangon and 1000 living in the central dry zone. In bo
