Salary Survey in Myanmar 2019 - Data Collection Overview
Full name | Decent Wage Myanmar, Phase 1 |
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Aims | The project aimed to gain insight in actual wages in five low-paid sectors in four regions of Myanmar, to strengthen the power of trade unions for the minimum wage negotiations. |
Data used for... | Research Data visuals |
Countries covered | Myanmar |
Languages | Burmese, English |
Data collection method | Face-to-face surveys |
Data time frame | September 2019 - October 2019 |
Data updating policy | Data collection is closed |
Sampling Frame | Interviews with workers have been held in four selected regions, namely Ayeyarwady, Bago, Mandalay and Yangon, and in five selected sectors, namely garment (all regions), construction (Yangon), fishing (Ayeyarwady, Yangon), food preparation/processing/storage (Yangon), and agriculture (all regions). In workplaces with more than 100 workers, about 10-15 workers were interviewed. In smaller workplaces, fewer workers were interviewed. |
Nr. of Observations | 1,514 individuals working in five industries |
Data archive | Partially accessible via Zenodo. For the full dataset for research purposes, please contact us. |
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DOI code | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4782159 |
Data visuals | |
Codebook/manual | Tijdens, K.G. (2019). Download Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation |
Long list variables | Region, industry, occupation |
Formats | SPSS |
Citation | Tijdens, K. (2021) WageIndicator Decent Wage Survey Myanmar 2019 - dataset [Data set] |
Ethical approval | Ethical letter EC 20210524120534 Myanmar decent wage 2019 |