Balanced News: Faith-based NGO fires local staff in Myanmar following strike

The Lutheran World Federation, a faith-based NGO, has fired over 80 local Burmese employees in Myanmar’s Rakhine state following a strike over demands for a fixed euro exchange rate for salaries. The employees had been asking for years to be paid at the current exchange rate, as stated in their contracts, but were instead paid at a fixed rate. The terminated workers have not received their salaries for the past month and have not been compensated for their termination. The NGO has not responded to requests for comment.