"Due to the closure of the Full Way Garment Factory, they did not receive wages and milk", 5 March 2024

...the...Full Way Myanmar Clothing garment factory in Shwe Salwin Industrial Zone was completely shut down, the factory workers said that 197 workers did not receive their owed] salary...and did not receive their benefits.

A worker said that the factory was closed for 1 month starting from January 1 this year, and the wages for that month were paid on February 5.

"...They will pay compensation, not salary. How will the compensation be paid? They will pay 17,000 basic salary [to workers who have worked there for 9 years]...without paying...seniority allowance. The rest will not be paid..."

The workers said that in the payment of wages, the salary rate was 4,800 kyats and a total of 174,000 kyats including a subsidy of 1,000 kyats...

"I have been working for 9 years. Now I only got more than 11,000...I think it is unfair to the workers. If the workers are paid in years, they should make sure to pay according to the years. They should have calculated how many years of service they have left, and how much salary they will get... ?" said an old worker.

Full Way Myanmar Clothing garment factory has 177 workers, more than 150 of them are female workers, and most of them are pregnant workers and married women.

At present, the workers have sent a letter to the labor offices through the Workers' Workplace Coordination Committee (WCC) because the factory still has to pay the seniority fees...

[Translation via Google Translate]