Myanmar: Fifty trade unionists dismissed under pretence of mass layoffs
Summary
Date Reported: 26 May 2024
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Dunnes Stores - Buyer , GYSEN (Myanmar) Apparel Co. Ltd - Supplier , PEP&CO - Reported buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 50
Workers: ( 50 - 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: Gysen (Myanmar) Apparel allegedly supplies to Dunnes Stores and Pep&Co; Pep&Co provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating it no longer sources from Myanmar. Dunnes Stores did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
"GYSEN Myanmar Apparel garment factory dismissed more than 30 members of the trade union", 26 May 2024
GYSEN Myanmar Apparel...dismissed 50 trade union members on the grounds of layoff and hire[d] day laborers instead.
The factory [has] been operating for 4 years with more than 700 [workers] but the employer dismissed more than 50 official trade union members from Button and Iron Departments on the grounds of layoff.
But it is said the factory is hiring the day laborers...
[Translation via Myanmar Labour News]