'Violation of labour rights at Sen Yu garment factory', 6 July 2023

Workers at the Sen Yu garment factory in Hlaing Tharay Township are reporting labour rights violations. The factory operates with more than 600 workers.

Violations include ... mandatory overtime on Sundays, no medicine room at the factory...Workers say there are violations ranging from a complete cut of overtime pay to dismissal if they refuse to work overtime on Sunday.

The business is owned by Chinese nationals...

In this business, which is a foreign investment, the working hours are from Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm, including overtime. A worker said that he has to work 12 and a half hours a day.

A worker at the factory said that on Saturday, they worked from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m...

Sewing workers who do not work overtime are being fired...

When calling for overtime, workers are not asked for their consent. An unsatisfied worker said that they are being forced to work in the workplace.

Workers in the machine line were asked to work from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm and paid only 5,600 kyats. The worker also said that they were forced to work two hours of overtime for free...

Workers aren't offered transport to and from the factory to align with overtime, and the 600 kyats for travel expenses is not enough.

It is reported that without the formation of a labour union in the workplace, there is no resolution of labour issues...

(Translation via Google Translate)