Civil war economy hits Myanmar garment workers

Garment workers at a factory in Yangon in 2019 before the military torpedoed the Burmese economy. - Photo: Reuters file

YANGON: As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach.

The orders she and thousands of others churn out for big names including Adidas, H&M and others bring in billions of dollars in export earnings for Myanmar.