"In the workplace, there is no responsibility to deal with abusive behavior and violation of rights", 22 August 2023

Factory workers told Myanmar Labor News that two [supervisors] from line number 3 of the New Plus Garment Factory, insulted the workers on the machine line not only by calling them [insults] but also by comparing them to body parts.

"The[u] [call us all] kind of things [like] "sluts" [and we are] [c]ompared to body parts. [They] even do things like slapping...." said the female factory worker.

He went on to say that there were women workers who had [been] crying in the workplace due to the physical exhaustion, and there were also those who left their jobs within a few days.

"[The workers] would start to cry, [when] they slapped their body parts and insulted them. New [staff] in that line can't [stay] even for a full week. I got scared and ran out. The rest of the [workers] are working patiently to make a living," said a factory worker...

The factory's WCC group was formed four years ago, and the current member representatives were not elected, but were chosen by the factory...

The factory is owned by a Chinese national and is located in Shwe Pytha Township. [There are] [a]round 1,000 workers...[Translation via Google Translate]