Myanmar: Union negotiates compensation for workers after temporary factory closure
Résumé
Date indiquée: 10 Sep 2021
Lieu: Birmanie
Entreprises
Dong Yu Garment - Supplier , Bestseller - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 500
Travailleurs: ( 500 - Lieu inconnu , Vêtements et textile , Gender not reported )Enjeux
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Réponse demandée : Oui, par BHRRC
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Mesures prises: Dong Yu Garment allegedly supplies to Bestseller; Bestseller provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
Type de source: Social Media
“IWFM agrees to pay legal compensation for temporary closure of DONGYU plant”,
During the temporary closure of the…DONGYU garment factory, the Myanmar Federation of Manufacturers and Industrial Workers (IWFM) negotiated for the employer to pay severance pay in accordance with the law. According to IWFM leaders, a labor agreement has been reached…
After the military coup, it was temporarily closed in June due to delays in obtaining raw materials. IWFM leaders helped to resolve the issue, as the employer did not specify the compensation process for the temporary closure and did not consult with union leaders...
...due to the current situation on the part of the business owners, it is not possible to say exactly when it will reopen. As a result, the workers are worried that their employers will run away… At first, it was not clear what part of the compensation would be paid…a meeting was held with the factory leaders. It will be paid in accordance with the law, ”said a leader of the IWFM…