"The Sun Apparel Garment Factory in Hlaing Tharay is reducing the number of workers without paying a wage", 20 February 2024

...The Federation of General Trade Unions of Myanmar (FGWM) reported that workers at the Sun Apparel (Myanmar) garment factory in Hlaing Tharyar Township are being reduced without paying a wage.

A factory worker said that since February 17th, workers with less than 6 months and less than 1 year of experience have been asked to sign and will stop working on February 29th.

"The factory said that the workers under 6 months and under 1 year will be fired at the end of this month, and then they said that the older workers are temporarily [suspended]. I don't know if the factory boss is going to run away."

Sun Apparel (Myanmar) is a garment factory manufacturing JAKO brand, located in Hlaing Tharay Township, Ward 17 Industrial Zone 5 No. 87 It is located in Malikha Street and is owned by Thai national Mr. Thanaset.

As the current order acceptance at the factory will end near the end of March, there are criticisms among the factory workers that [include] the sale of some of the equipment in the factory, there are also returns to the warehouse with linen rolls...

...this time, the Federation of Trade Unions (FGWM) has issued a further notice for the irresponsible dismissal of around 300 workers and the closure of the factory.

[Translation via Google Translate]