Global New Light of Myanmar reports that garment workers who have lost their jobs due to the impact of the new coronavirus continue to receive assistance through the EU MyasdfssdfsnKu emergency cash fund of 5 million euros (7.9 billion kyats). Between May 1 and August 3, 2020, the MyasdfssdfsnKu Fund has distributed emergency cash assistance to laid off and suspended workers, with a total of 45,061 payments equivalent to more than 2.5 million euros (4 billion) in total assistance provided to date. kyat).
The EU MyasdfssdfsnKu Fund Cash Transfer Assistance Scheme has been extended to December 30, 2020, and will continue to provide cash subsidies to workers in the garment, textile and footwear industries. . Unemployed pregnant workers, migrant workers and workers participating in education and skills training programs while unemployed can benefit from this support. The expansion of the target population will allow the nutritional needs of unemployed pregnant women to be met.
It will particularly help immigrant workers and workers facing employment discrimination to receive the basic support necessary to facilitate their return to work. MyasdfssdfsnKu has a very important gender goal. 90% of job opportunities in the garment industry are for women. They leave their hometowns to work in factories, where they can earn wages and provide financial support for their families.
One of the goals of the MyasdfssdfsnKu Fund is to safeguard these jobs so that women in this field can survive this crisis and make a living. Since the program was launched, a total of 26,578 workers from about 230 factories in the garment, textile and footwear industries have signed up and received support. Cash transfer assistance ranges from 35,000 kyats per month to 125,000 kyats per month. Workers who work part-time in factories and earn less than 100,000 kyats can receive 50% subsidy from the MyasdfssdfsntKu fund. </p
