Myanmar: Garment workers reportedly robbed on journey home after mandatory overtime shifts
Summary
Date Reported: 14 Dec 2023
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Yoyika Garment - Supplier , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Reported buyer , Olivades - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 700
Workers: ( 700 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Harassment (other than sexual) , Gender Discrimination , Denial of permanent contracts , Wage Theft , Mandatory overtimeResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Yoyika Garment allegedly supplies to LPP (for its Sinsay brand) and Olivades; LPP provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating that Yoyika Garment is not in its supply chain. Olivades did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
"Paying YOYIKA GARMENT factory day laborers only 3,600 kyats per day. Working more than 20 hours a week overtime", 14 December 2023
According to the workers, the YOYIKA GARMENT factory, which [manufactures for] the Sinsay brand, violates the minimum wage law and recruits helpers as day laborers and only pays them 3,600 kyats a day.
"When I was hired, I was told [I would be paid] 3,600 per day and 900 OT. If the workers are paid [low] wages for 3 months, they [have] with the hope that they will be paid [after being made permanent]... "said a factory worker.
The worker said that around 700 workers are working as permanent workers in the factory, and around 100 are day laborers. The day laborers on the sewing line say that their jobs are stable, but the workers in other departments only...work for a month at most.
"As for the machine lines...there is no such thing as a confirmed employee after completing 3 months of service..." said a factory worker.
Day workers in YOYIKA GARMENT factory...work late at night. Although they have to work overnight overtime with other permanent workers, they claim that they only receive 900 kyats as overtime wages...
"As a day laborer, it's a big loss because the job is not stable," said one of the day laborers...
The workers said that there were cases of workers being robbed because they were [working] late for overtime work...
"...I have to work overtime until 8pm every day, which is late. Bad security, There are those who have been robbed. There is no such thing as a safe return home...
The [workers at the] YOYIKA GARMENT factory [must] work overtime from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day for 4 hours, in addition to working until 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays, workers said that they are working more than 20 hours of overtime per week.
The workers also said that there are 11 machine lines in the factory, and some of the super[visors] of those machine lines...swear [at workers]...
Day laborers want job stability and equal pay, while wage workers want non-discrimination and... workers' consent to overtime...
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