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2 Feb 2024

Autor:
Yoon Sat, Myanmar Labour News

Myanmar: Garment workers forced to work overtime without receiving overtime payment

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"Myanmar workers at the S-M MYANMAR factory are being forced to work hard without paying overtime", 2 February 2024

...The S-M MYANMAR Garment factory...is forcing workers to work overtime without paying overtime.

It is said to be...a factory that employs more than 400 workers and manufactures warm clothing under the House brand.

The workers of the factory were given a professional fee rating. Expert levels are A+ (700000); A (50000) B (30000)...C (20,000 kyats)...The workers say that only a few people get professional fees...and there are workers who suffer because of bias without receiving professional fees.

In addition, [workers are] not getting casual leave that [they] are entitled to, Even though social security contributions have been added, workers are not allowed to take medical leave....[If they take leave] daily wages (20,000 kyats) and a total of (25,800 kyats) will be cut. In addition to workers who receive professional fees, they will also be cut according to the level of professional fees.

In the workplace, super[visors] are asking workers for [targets] that [they] can't meet. One machine line has 40 workers, including super, and they pay up to 35 per hour...It is reported that the super[visors] are violently yelling and swearing.

...In order to meet the[targets], the super[visors] are forcing them to work overtime on Sundays, public holidays, without paying the overtime pay...

There are about 50 day laborers in the workplace, and the day laborers have been working for 3 months, but they have not [been] appointed [as permanent] employees. If there is work, the day laborers are called, and if there is no work, the day laborers are fired.

"In the past 12 months, 2023, a day laborer who had only been working for 1 month was fired because he touched his hand with a machine while working....

The workers have requested that the drinking water be sorted out because it cannot be drunk due to the stench of rust...

[Translation via Google Translate]

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