Labor relations in Myanmar: Before and after the coup

Abstract

Before dawn on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military overthrew the semi democratic government of the National League of Democracy (NLD). The national experiment with citizen governance ended that day. The military arrested NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and cabinet ministers. The political leaders, charged with various crimes, have been denied legal representation. The country is under martial law. The military has resorted to shooting citizens to chill the massive public protest.