"Evertex Myanmar Garment factory closed, but employers evade legal compensation", 15 November 2021

The Evertex Myanmar garment factory in Hlaing Tharyar Township has been closed since mid-May 2021, but 300 workers have not been legally compensated...

Despite the closure of the Chinese-owned Evertex Myanmar Garment factory, the employers are fleeing without paying full legal compensation, according to factory workers…

Factory officials announced that the factory would be temporarily closed on April 29.

Regarding the incident, a worker said, “Initially, the factory was said to be temporarily closed. During the temporary closure, the employer promised to pay 20 percent of the salary. The workers demanded 50 percent. He later promised to close the factory and pay compensation according to the law. But now the employer is avoiding it. ” He said.

When the factory was announced to be temporarily closed, it was announced that the factory would close in early May during the wage negotiations. According to the workers, the employer has so far paid only 150,000 kyats per worker as compensation for the factory closure.

"… The employer is in Sagaing. It is in Yangon. I hear different things. At the beginning, the bank said it could not withdraw money to pay compensation, but now it cannot be contacted,” he said…

[Translation via Google Translate]