Myanmar: Garment workers call on factory to stop firing pregnant workers
Summary
Date Reported: 2 Feb 2024
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Sewell Garment Myanmar - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: 500
Workers: ( 500 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Pregnancy discrimination , Denial of leave , Dismissal , Wage Theft , Gender Discrimination , Harassment (other than sexual)Response
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
"Sewell Garment Myanmar Garment Factory workers demand not to fire pregnant workers", 2 February 2024
...more than 500 workers are sewing [for] the Japanese label YAMADATATSU ORIGINAL, and the workers say that they want to solve the problem of the dismissal of pregnant women workers and violations of labor rights.
As for married female workers, even though they are not pregnant at the beginning of their employment, they are being fired by the factory...
... if workers have to work overtime, only 9,600 kyats will be paid and no allowance (1,000 kyats) will be added. Workers who have less than 6 months of experience are not given casual leave...
Continue to forcefully ask for clothing standards in the workplace, and if they don't get it, [they start] yelling...
As workers, they should only ask for the [target] that the workers can produce. To get casual access according to the law, Interpreters don't yell...
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