Nearly 10,000 garment workers in Yangon face imminent job loss as up to six factories prepare to shut down or downsize operations due to dwindling international orders, chronic electricity shortages, and volatile import regulations.
The expected closures highlight severe economic strains in Myanmar’s commercial hub, where industrial zones across Yangon’s Hmawbi, Shwepyitha, Hlaingtharyar, and Mingaladon townships host the bulk of the nation’s garment sector.
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