Myanmar: Charming Garment factory accused of 'repressing' union members and violating union agreement since the attempted military coup
Summary
Date Reported: 30 Jun 2021
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Charming Garments Manufacturing - Supplier , Regatta - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 800
Workers: ( 800 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Dismissal , Freedom of AssociationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Charming Garments Manufacturing allegedly supplies to Regatta; Regatta provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating its last order at the factory was shipped September 2023.
Source type: Social Media
“Repression of union members at Charming Garment Factory and violation of employer-employee agreements” 30 June 2021
…Charming Garment Factory officials are repressing union members and violating employer-employee agreements, according to factory workers.
The factory employs about 800 people and has been violating employer-employee agreements since the military coup.
Employers and workers have agreed to provide unpaid leave to seven union executives and seven members of the Coordinating Committee for Charming Garment Factory to work on union and labor issues without pay. Workers are unhappy that some union leaders have been fired for failing to comply with the terms of the contract due to security concerns.
On April 24, officials from the factory summoned some union members and executives and told them that the eight people in the previous agreement would not be given unpaid leave. Instead of 14 days per month for the entire union executive, only two days will be paid, and the daily payment system will be changed without consultation with the workers…
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