Myanmar: Union accuses garment factory of workers' rights violations incl. verbal abuse, forced overtime & union-busting
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Date Reported: 13 Gen 2022
Location: Birmania
Companies
Dong Yu Garment - Supplier , Bestseller - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 500
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Gender Discrimination , Mandatory overtime , Freedom of Association , DismissalResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
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Action taken: Dong Yu Garment allegedly supplies to BESTSELLER; BESTSELLER provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
“Textile workers ask for a solution to screaming and shouting”, 13 January 2022
…According to FGWM, workers' rights are being seriously violated at [the] Factory…
The statement said that workers…were being shouted at and violated workers' rights…
At present, workers in the factory are forced to work [over]time and illegally, almost every month, and every time they try to form a union, they are pressured and fired.
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