“Physical assaults on female workers are occurring in the factory”, 31 July 2022

In the workplace, the employer's servants, managers, leaders, and superintendents are still shouting at the workers, beating them, physically kicking them, telling them they will slap them [with] hot irons and pickaxes.

Factory workers said that...after the military coup, there have been physical acts against female workers.

It is also reported that the factories that have physically abused women workers…are factories that produce [for] brands...

In [one] factory…the super[visor] beat the hand of the worker who was sewing the garment because [she] did not meet the standard.

In addition, a [s]upper[visor] slapped a worker…when he was sick and asked permission to go to the clinic. A woman worker at a Myanmar Hang Shin garment factory was fired after being punched by a foreign factory manager and the worker ran away.

In addition, after the current military council coup, there are many workers who are not getting paid 4,800 per day.

Employers are forcing workers to work overtime against their will. Those who help with labor issues say that only the employers who are violating rights and exploiting in the workplace are getting a lot of benefits, and the brands that are working in Myanmar are not responsible for the workers.

[Translation via Google Translate]