“Mirae or New Way garment workers stop work to protest for higher wages”, 6 September 2022

…It is reported that on the 6th, [the garment workers] are making a request to stop work.

Day laborers are being forced to be recruited in the factory, sewing machines, There are more than 100 [day] workers…[day workers] are forced to pay 3,600 kyats, and permanent employees 4,800 kyats per day…

As day laborers, they are working under a private contract without receiving half-day overtime pay on Saturday and no holiday pay for the weekend. It is reported that they have signed that they do not receive wages for Sundays.

In addition, day laborers do not receive statutory holidays and are not paid social security benefits.

A total of more than 400 workers are working in the factory, and there are more than 100 day laborers, and as permanent employees, they work under the same factory roof.

"The requests are to add 20,000 kyats to the previous 15,000 kyats per day fee, to set a total of 35,000 kyats, to increase professional fees A, B, and C by 5,000 kyats, to increase the two-year fee by 5,000 kyats as specified, and to negotiate (30,000 kyats) for 8-9 year old workers, to hire permanent workers for three months and to allow them to enjoy with the employees, to give a (30,000 kyats) increase to the cleaning staff. , to give day laborers more hours on Saturdays, to recalculate Sunday wages with a rebate, etc. We request that all workers enjoy the demands," said a protesting worker…

[Translation via Google Translate]