Workers sew at a garment factory in Yangon on November 1, 2018. (AFP)

Civil war economy hits Myanmar garment workers

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

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