හාමුලාට රටේ උද්ධමනය අඩුයි කියල පෙන්නන්න සේවකයන්ගේ පඩි වැඩිකරපු හාම්පුතුන්ව හිරේ දානවා
අපේ රටේ පාලකයන්ට ආදර්ශයට ගන්න පුළුවන් මේ වගේ දේවල් ප්රවෘත්ති විදිහට දාන එකත් අපිට රිස්ක් එකක්
A sign posted outside one of his shops declared that it was shut down due to "disrupting the peace and order of the community."
A legal expert explained that there is no prohibition on wage increases in the country. However, wage increases are seen as undermining the regime by making people believe that inflation is rising. They all potentially face three years of imprisonment.
One of Mr Zaw's employees anonymously said, ''We were very grateful for the salary increase, but now the shop is closed and I don't get paid. Ordinary people like us are suffering from high prices, almost to the point of despair.''
Critics have said it is a desperate attempt to control the narrative around the country's economic collapse as it experiences soaring inflation, the Bangkok Post reported.
''Arresting shop owners because of the increase in prices is not following any law. In Myanmar, the law exists only in name, so from a legal standpoint, everything the junta is doing is absurd,'' said human rights lawyer U Kyee Myint.
අපේ රටේ පාලකයන්ට ආදර්ශයට ගන්න පුළුවන් මේ වගේ දේවල් ප්රවෘත්ති විදිහට දාන එකත් අපිට රිස්ක් එකක්
Myanmar Shop Owners Are Being Jailed For Giving A Raise To Their Employees. Here's Why
Wage increases are seen as undermining the regime by making people believe that inflation is rising.
Several business owners in Mynamnar have been arrested for giving their employees a raise amidst the country's soaring inflation. One of at least 10 arrested business owners is Pyae Phyo Zaw, whose three mobile phone shops were shut down by military government's soldiers he increased his workers' pay. He was also charged with inciting public unrest, according to a report by the New York Times.A sign posted outside one of his shops declared that it was shut down due to "disrupting the peace and order of the community."
A legal expert explained that there is no prohibition on wage increases in the country. However, wage increases are seen as undermining the regime by making people believe that inflation is rising. They all potentially face three years of imprisonment.
One of Mr Zaw's employees anonymously said, ''We were very grateful for the salary increase, but now the shop is closed and I don't get paid. Ordinary people like us are suffering from high prices, almost to the point of despair.''
Critics have said it is a desperate attempt to control the narrative around the country's economic collapse as it experiences soaring inflation, the Bangkok Post reported.
''Arresting shop owners because of the increase in prices is not following any law. In Myanmar, the law exists only in name, so from a legal standpoint, everything the junta is doing is absurd,'' said human rights lawyer U Kyee Myint.
