Salary Survey in Myanmar 2019 - Data Collection Overview
General Database Information
Full name
Decent Wage Myanmar, Phase 1
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
Birmese, 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 prepartion/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 Access
Data archive
Partially accessible via Zenodo. For the full dataset for research purposes, please contact us.
