Myanmar: Three union members sentenced to 3 years imprisonment & hard labour by Military Council
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Dec 2022
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Auchan - Buyer , Myanmar Guotai Huasheng Glory Fashion - Supplier , Carrefour - Former buyer , Pimkie (part of Association Familiale Mulliez) - Buyer , Lidl - Former buyer , Tendam - Buyer , Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Imprisonment , Freedom of AssociationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHHRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Guotai Huasheng Glory Fashion allegedly supplies or has supplied to Primark, Auchan, Carrefour, Lidl and Pimkie; Primark and Auchan provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Pimkie did not respond. Carrefour and Lidl previously informed the Resource Centre that they no longer source from the factory. In January 2024, Primark informed us it had completed its responsible exit in October 2024 and no longer sources from the factory. In September 2024, Tendam did not provide a response to an invite to comment from the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
"3 members of the Labor League were sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Military Council", 16 December 2022
According to people close to them, the military council sentenced 3 members of the Workers' Federation to prison for 3 years each. After being arrested for 8 months, the labor members were each sentenced to 3 years of hard labor.
On December 14th, the court under the Military Council sentenced CTUM - Head of Department, Daw Khaing Thawza Aye (b) Faong Roe, Daw Yi Phyu Phyu Myint (Myanmar Guotai Huasheng Glory Fashion Garment Factory Based Trade Union Member, Myanmar Federation of Manufacturing and Industrial Workers - IWFM) and a fellow driver, Ko Nyan Sein, were jailed.
...On April 20, at 4:00 p.m., during the youth strike against the military dictatorship group, members of the military council beat and arrested 3 women...
From February 1, 2021, when the military council seized power, to April 21, 2022, a total of (118) labor union members were arrested and 30 members were killed, according to the CTUM group's list.
Most of those arrested are men, while 10 are women.
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