"It is said that more than 400 workers were suspended from work because they did not want to pay wages for the Thingyan holiday", 14 March 2023

The Chinese-owned Fitex (Myanmar) Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd garment factory on U Aung Thu Road, Hlaing Thayar Township, Shwe Lim Van Industrial Zone, has suspended more than 400 workers out of more than 700 workers because they did not want to pay wages for the Thingyan holiday.

"On the 13th, around 2:00 p.m., they told me through Super Lite that they had [dismissed] workers with 3 months, 6 months, or less…without transparency from the employer to the workers.

"More than 400 workers were fired because they were afraid of having to pay holiday pay," said a worker at that factory.

The factory…mainly sews [for] the AMISU brand, and the factory is operating with more than 700 people…Last year in 2022, the factory was closed as it is now because they did not want to pay the holiday pay.

"Two months ago, [they] cut workers who had less than 2 months of service, without paying them 4,800 per day. [They] also cut the clothing fees because they did not meet the required rate…Even though our workers are unemployed, we want the public to know about the poverty of the employers," he said.

The factory forced the workers to work overtime against their will...If you miss a day's work, you will be fired…

[Translation via Google Translate]