Myanmar: Garment workers at Textile Palace forced to work overtime and denied leave to meet increasing targets
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 7 Dic 2021
Ubicación: Birmania
Empresas
Textile Palace - Supplier , OVS SpA - Former buyer , Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) - Buyer , Kiabi - BuyerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 2500
Trabajadores: ( 2500 - Ubicación desconocida , Ropa y Textiles , Gender not reported )Temas
Mandatory overtime , Excessive production targets , Denial of leave , DismissalRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por BHRRC
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Textile Palace allegedly supplies to H&M, KIABI and OVS S.p.A; H&M, KIABI and OVS S.p.A provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. OVS S.p.A stated the factory was a subcontracted factory that had been used Jul-Aug 2020.
Tipo de fuente: Social Media
...Textile Palace garment factory from Mhawbi township, producing for H&M is forcing workers to [complete] higher target[s] which [are] not possible to meet and forced overtime. Leave...[is] not allowed and some workers were dismissed [for] taking leave...Workers have to sign a warning letter if they do not meet the target.
Workers are asked to sign on the warning letter if they are taking leave...
The factory can dismiss workers after...the warning letter [is signed twice]...