Myanmar: Garment workers at Carhartt supplier report harassment, denial of benefits & suppression of union at the factory
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Mar 2022
Lieu: Birmanie
Entreprises
Eslite Garment - Supplier , Carhartt - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Vêtements et textile , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Discrimination fondée sur le sexe , Objectifs de production excessifs , Liberté syndicale , Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par BHRRC
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Eslite Garment allegedly supplies to Carhartt; Carhartt provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
Type de source: News outlet
“Eslite garment workers say it is difficult to report workplace harassment”, 3 March 2022
…[m]ost of the workers inside the Eslite Garment Co.Ltd…are being harassed…
There is a lot of oppression inside the factory, and the factory is demanding more garments, and workers are being forced to work harder…
Workers say they are having difficulty getting social security benefits from the factory and that it is not as convenient as before because of factory restrictions on applying for social security benefits.
He also said that the workers' union in the factory was controlled by the factory, which made it difficult for the workers to claim their rights inside the factory…
According to MLN, the workers want the factory to deal with the harassment of…managers in the workplace as soon as possible.
Following the military coup, the right to form unions has been suppressed…and union leaders have been arrested and jailed.
Eslite Garment Co.Ltd Garment Factory produces Carhartt brand sweaters, It is a factory that makes and sews shorts to Europe.
[Translation via Google Translate]