A Department of Agriculture staffer in Nay Pyi Taw on February 4 wears a red ribbon on her uniform to protest the coup. (AFP)
A Department of Agriculture staffer in Nay Pyi Taw on February 4 wears a red ribbon on her uniform to protest the coup. (AFP)

‘I just want to cry’: Non-striking civil servants in a moral bind

Many who continue to work under the junta oppose the coup but are kept in their jobs by fear, family obligations and a belief they can do more good within the system than out on strike.

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