Myanmar: Security personnel at garment factory reportedly taking pictures of workers entering toilets
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Date Reported: 28 Feb 2024
Location: Birmania
Companies
Tianjin Fashion Milestone - Supplier , Vero Moda (part of Bestseller) - Buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Buyer , Bestseller - Buyer , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Buyer , ONLY (part of Bestseller) - Buyer , Inditex - Reported buyer , Zara (part of Inditex) - Reported buyer , Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1000
Workers: ( 1000 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Excessive production targets , SurveillanceResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
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Action taken: Tianjin Fashion Milestone allegedly supplies or has supplied to Inditex for its ZARA brand, BESTSELLER for its ONLY and VERO MODA brands, LPP S.A for its Sinsay brand and Primark; BESTSELLER and LPP S.A provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Primark had previously said its final handover as a result of its responsible exit took place in June 2023, and Inditex had previously stated it did not source from the factory.
Source type: News outlet
"Workers at the Tianjin Fashion Milestone factory were asked to take pictures of the workers entering the toilet, and were examined as if they were the culprits, the workers said.", 28 February 2024
...The workers said that the men and women of the Tianjin Fashion Milestone Garment Factory on the Port Road are being asked to take pictures of them going to the toilet.
"Forcing the security personnel totake pictures [of workers entering the toilet]; Upon entering work in the morning, the workers are examined as if they were a criminal...
More than 1,000 workers at the factory are sewing Sinsay and VERO MODA brands...The [factory is demanding targets] that workers can't [meet]. [If they] Can't [meet] the [target], [they] lower...the skill level...
"[overtime is] until 7:00 p.m. WCC members can't participate in anything. The factory did not accept what they said." He said...