WORKERS rallied in Myanmar’s largest city yesterday for a greater increase in the minimum wage than the government is proposing.

Hundreds gathered at the protest in the southern city of Yangon calling for an increase to 4,000 kyat (£2.28) a day from the current 3,000 kyat (£1.71), a 33 per cent rise.

The National Minimum Wage Committee proposed increasing the minimum rate by 20 per cent to 3,600 kyat (£2.05) last month after prolonged negotiations between the government, businesses and workers.