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Factory worker Ko Thant Zaw Win stands in front of his dormitory room in Yangon's Hlaing Tharyar Township, which he shares with four other roommates, on October 26. Such cramped conditions, common in worker hostels across the overcrowded and industrial township, have made factory shutdowns and stay-at-home orders harder to bear for laid-off workers, putting them at greater risk of mental health problems. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

‘I often thought about hurting myself’: factory workers suffer through shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of workers in the garment sector are relieved to be back at work after enduring a miserable, desperate month in cramped hostels..

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