Myanmar: Workers at Jin Sen garment factory report abuses including denial of breaks, excessive production targets and wage theft
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Apr 2023
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Jin Sen - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: 100
Workers: ( 100 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Mandatory overtime , Excessive production targets , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
"Request to get the legal benefits that the workers are entitled to", April 09 2023
JIN SEN Garment workers say that they do not receive the legal benefits that workers are entitled to in a garment factory.
Opened near the old police station, Gate 86, Hlaing Thayar City, [the factory makes clothing including underwear and long trousers]..., there are more than 100 [workers] and there is no union in the workplace
Dissatisfied workers say that the garment factory is owned by a Chinese national and [that managers ask] for a higher rate than what the workers can sew...
The factory starts work at [7.30am]. [According to a worker, work can go on until 7.00pm, without a 30 minute rest break before going into overtime hours] ... workers [report] that money has been cut from the workers' salaries
Currently, workers are entitled to leave and working holidays. The workers ... say that they do not have the right to enjoy welfare benefits and that there is no equivalent to the law in the workplace.
[Translation via Google Translate]