"What is the harm in signing fake signatures? WEI HUA (Myanmar) Garment Co.,Ltd factory overtime inspection team", 23 February 2024

An employee of the field laborers told Myanmar Labor News that the head of the Directorate of Labor (ALN) told Myanmar Labor News that the factory did not sign the EC employment contract and that the factory signed a fake signature.

WEI HUA (Myanmar) Garment Co.,Ltd garment factory fired a female worker and signed a fake EC contract...

"The employer should not say that the worker is [not] harmed by the fake signature of a worker. Isn't it illegal to forge signatures?..." said the support member.

According to the Employment and Professional Development Law, the [employer] has signed an employment contract, and the contract is in accordance with the law. If the employer and employee both agree, the supervisor is responsible for checking the signatures of both parties.

It is reported that the WEI HUA (Myanmar) Garment Co.,Ltd garment factory forced workers to work overtime until 8:00 p.m.

"When new orders came in, overtime was called beyond the law...," said a garment worker.

Although inspection teams from the township labor office visited the WEI HUA (Myanmar) Garment Co., Ltd garment factory on February 8th, the workers said that after the inspection, the overtime law was being violated as they only asked the factory's select[ed] [employees].

When they complained to the labor office because they were forced to continue working overtime, on February 20 at 7:30 p.m., the workers said that inspection members entered the garment factory of WEI HUA (Myanmar) Garment Co., Ltd. The workers said that the overtime was stopped and they went to work...

...around 600 workers [work at the factory] and MOHITO...Hang Ten [and] Cortefiel [source from the factory], The workers say that they want to request the officials to give benefits and accept the leave if they are [entitled to].

[Translation via Google Translate]