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Journalists working for the Myanmar Labour News (MLN) website – which reports on conditions from inside the country’s factories – recently revealed that reports of worker abuses had almost tripled in a year.

In its annual report, MLN said it had reported on a total of 455 cases of alleged worker abuses in 2023, compared to the 164 cases recorded in its first annual report a year ago.

Journalists working for the Myanmar Labour News (MLN) website – which reports on conditions from inside the country’s factories – recently revealed that reports of worker abuses had almost tripled in a year.

In its annual report, MLN said it had reported on a total of 455 cases of alleged worker abuses in 2023, compared to the 164 cases recorded in its first annual report a year ago.

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