Myanmar: Garment workers at Myanmar City Garment factory allegedly forced to work overtime incl. pregnant women
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Date Reported: 23 Ott 2022
Location: Birmania
Companies
American Holic - Buyer , Myanmar City Garment Factory - Supplier , Stripe International - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 850
Workers: ( 850 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Excessive production targets , Pregnancy discrimination , Wage Theft , Mandatory overtimeResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Myanmar City Garment factory allegedly supplies to American Holic; American Holic did not provide a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
"They...make night-time workers, including pregnant women, [work] without overtime pay, claiming that [production] is not up to standard", 23 October 2022
Myanmar General Federation of Trade Unions (FGWM) reported that Myanmar City Garment Factory located in Hlaing Thayar Township, Shwe Samlwin Industrial Zone, Yangon Region, is not paying...including [for] pregnant women.
"We have to work overtime on public holidays and big days. If the machine line does not meet the...standards, [they] will not pay the OT fee. If the machine line meets the...standard, OT fee will be paid. Even paying overtime is discriminatory. As for pregnant women, there are some things that are relentlessly forced... There is no right to refuse.” FGWM's social network page Facebook said that the workers came and said.
The factory manager, Daw Ayethita, called the Super[visors] and told the Myanmar General Trade Union Federation (FGWM) that...they would drop the professional fee...to the workers who did not complete the OT.
Burmese City Garment Factory...is located on the port road and has a population of 850 workers. Operating with 12 machine lines, sewing the AMBRICAN HOLIC brand.
[Translation via Google Translate]