Myanmar: Workers at Myanmar Knitting garment factory reported intimidation and gender discrimination
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 6 Jul 2023
Ubicación: Birmania
Empresas
Myanmar Knitting Factory - Supplier , Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyer , Marks & Spencer - Former buyer , Lidl - Former buyerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Ropa y Textiles , Gender not reported )Temas
Acoso (no sexual)Respuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por BHRRC
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Myanmar Knitting is allegedly supplying or has supplied to Primark, Marks & Spencer and Lidl; all companies provided a response to a request from the Resource Centre. Primark informed the Resource Centre that its final handover of products from this factory was in August 2022, and Marks & Spencer informed the Resource Centre that its last orders from Myanmar took place in April 2023. Lidl stated it had terminated business with the factory in 2021.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 6 Jul 2023
Ubicación: Birmania
Empresas
Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyer , Myanmar Knitting Factory - Supplier , Marks & Spencer - Former buyer , Lidl - Former buyerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 4969
Trabajadores: ( 4969 - Ubicación desconocida , Ropa y Textiles , Gender not reported )Temas
Golpizas y violenciaRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por BHRRC
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Myanmar Knitting is allegedly supplying or has supplied to Primark, Marks & Spencer and Lidl; all companies provided a response to a request from the Resource Centre. Primark informed the Resource Centre that its final handover of products from this factory was in August 2022, and Marks & Spencer informed the Resource Centre that its last orders from Myanmar took place in April 2023. Lidl stated it had terminated business with the factory in 2021.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
"Union bursting and labor violations at the Myanmar Knitting garment factory"
... The factory is owned by Hong Kong citizens and employs over two thousand (estimated) and is known to manufacture M & S brand.
"The Chinese supervisor slapped an employee because he didn't understand what he was saying. He didn't call an interpreter... There is no rule, the dining tables are dirty, and the bread and curry left on the dining table are always picked up by crows."
"There are Chinese people who discriminate against LGBT people, threaten to fire them, and make fun of them," said an employee at the factory...
"Union leaders and representatives at the factory have not yet returned to work... I believe that only when they return to the workplace will there be justice and fairness in the workplace," said an employee of the factory.