Myanmar: 17 workers at Sung Bo garment factory reported wage discrimination
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Date Reported: 10 Giu 2023
Location: Birmania
Companies
Sung Bo Garment Factory - Supplier , CMP Sport - Buyer , Lidl - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 17
Workers: ( 17 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Sung Bo Garment Factory allegedly supplies to Lidl and CMP Sport; Lidl provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating it no longer has a relationship with the factory. CMP Sport did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
"It is reported that there is discrimination within the Sung BO factory"
... At the Korean-owned Sung BO factory, workers say there is discrimination in the workplace.
The factory was opened at Hlaing Tharay Township Industrial Zone 5, Shwe Rin Aye School Road, and is operating with a workforce of over a thousand.
Owned by Korean nationals, there is a WCC group in the workplace without a trade union.
"We asked for an increase in daily wages from 4,800 to 5,600. We negotiated with the factory and accepted it at 5,200... However, 17 of us who requested still received 4,800."...
The factory has reportedly supplied CMP sport...