Myanmar: Garment workers report several labour rights abuses incl. verbal abuse & excessive production targets
Summary
Date Reported: 11 Feb 2023
Location: Myanmar
Companies
American Holic - Buyer , Myanmar Cincerece - Supplier , Stripe International - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 850
Workers: ( 850 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Intimidation , Excessive production targets , Gender Discrimination , Personal Health , Occupational Health & Safety , Harassment (other than sexual) , Freedom of AssociationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Myanmar Cincerece allegedly supplies to American Holic; American Holic did not provide a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
“Myanmar Cincerece Co,ltd Garment Factory Workplace Coordination Committee No action to solve labor issues”, 11 February 2023
Hlaing Thayar Township, Yangon Division Shwe Salwin Industrial Zone, Serang Thar Road, No. 70 Myanmar Cincerece Co,ltd garment factory, the workers working in the factory said that WCC, the workplace coordination committee established by the employer, has not taken any action to resolve the labor grievances occurring in the factory.
If the [target] in the workplace is not met…the super[visors] [threaten] to fire me. It is reported that the factory workers complained to the Federation of Myanmar General Trade Unions FGWM that the manager, Daw Ayethita Sansothu, yelled at the employees…and announced that if the [targets] were not met according to the skill level of the workers, they would be fired.
In addition, because there is no dining table in the workplace dining room, [the workers are] having to sit on the ground while eating food…
Although the workers…complained to the WCC…the employer stood by the side without any solution…
It is said to...employ...850 people and manufactures [for] the AMERICAN HOLIC brand.
[Translation via Google Translate]