Myanmar: Workers at bag factory allege they are forced to work overtime on low wages
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 29 Ago 2021
Ubicación: Birmania
Empresas
Moschino - Buyer , Hesheng Myanmar Leather - Supplier , Guess - BuyerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 400
Trabajadores: ( 400 - Ubicación desconocida , Ropa y Textiles , Gender not reported )Temas
Denegación de salida , Trabajo extra obligatorio , Discriminación por géneroRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por BHRRC
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Hesheng Myanmar Leather allegedly supplies to Moschino and GUESS; Moschino provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. GUESS did not.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
“Some workers are said to be struggling because they have to work overtime until midnight”, 29 August 2021
…At a time of political instability, workers say they are forced to work overtime until midnight…
…The overtime work is being done at the Hesheng Myanmar Bag Factory in Industrial Zone 3.
He says he earns only 1,200 kyats per hour and has been working overtime for almost two months.
"The problem is that there are forced OTs (overtime)…If we can't do it, we will be insulted. We can not say that it is not convenient. An employee told Myanmar Labor News…
The normal working hours of the factory are 7:00 am to 7:00 pm…and the average salary is 170,000 to 200,000 kyats. After taking a 15-minute break from work each day, he began working overtime, working at least four days a week.
The factory produces handbags, It employs about 1,000 people and makes leather bags.
[Translation via Google Translate]