Myanmar: Over one thousand garment workers denied unpaid wages after factory closure
Résumé
Date indiquée: 14 Déc 2022
Lieu: Birmanie
Entreprises
Bestseller - Reported buyer , Zara (part of Inditex) - Reported buyer , ONLY (part of Bestseller) - Reported buyer , Myanmar All Rich Garment - Supplier , Vero Moda (part of Bestseller) - Reported buyer , Inditex - Reported buyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1000
Travailleurs: ( 1000 - Lieu inconnu , Vêtements et textile , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par BHRRC
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Myanmar All Garment factory allegedly supplies to BESTSELLER for its ONLY and VERO MODA brands and Inditex for its ZARA brand; BESTSELLER and Inditex provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating they do not source from the factory.
Type de source: News outlet
“Pathein Industrial Zone temporarily closes the Myanmar All Rich garment factory. The workers [say] that they didn't get a penny of [owed wages]”, 14 December 2022
On November 30, it was said that the Myanmar All Rich garment factory opened in Ward No. 11, Ta Gyi Gone Road, would be temporarily closed.
It is reported that the factory, which operated with a workforce of more than 1,000, sewed brand clothes of world-famous brands such as ZARA, ONLY, and VERO MODA...
A worker said, "Now the factory is closed, and they didn't tell me a month in advance. I heard the news that it started yesterday, but they didn't tell me exactly when they would reopen. They also told me that it would be 4 months. Yesterday, when I was paid, I asked for [my dues]. I asked the super[visor] and they said no...
When he went to the labor office to complain about the matter, he replied that he would resolve it, but the factory side refused to pay [the dues].
[Translation via Google Translate]