"The employer called the police and the army to discuss the employer-labor dispute", 8 February 2024

At Beaume International Garment...the employer called the police and the army to discuss the labor dispute.

The factory was opened in the same area as POPULAR International Garment...and the workers of the previous factory...have been working...in both factories for more than 3 years, the worker said.

Currently, the workers want to know which factory they have to work in permanently, so the employer and employee discussions were held on January 31st to make it clear [whether the] length of work experience in the previous factory [was considered].

In such a discussion, the employer called the police and the army and cleared the situation until 9:00 p.m., but the worker said that there was no result.

Currently, the workers are being forced to [work] in 2 factories, and the workers are working with anxiety due to the excessive demands of the garment workers...

It is said that without the formation of a trade union in the workplace, there is no resolution of workplace disputes.

In addition, there are day laborers who have been working for 8 to 9 months in the workplace, and they...fire them if they do not work...

In addition, young workers under the age of 18 are being forced to work in unhealthy places, and they have to work in the midst of bad smells, and the worker said that it is an unsafe workplace.

The worker said that if he misses a day of work because he does not get the statutory leave, he will be cut 5,800 kyats and 27,000 kyats per day.

...the workers [request the factory] to give legal benefits to the workers who worked at the Popular factory...to clarify the odors coming out of the workplace, to confirm the appointment of day laborers with more than 3 [months] of service, and to request the full payment of daily allowances...

The factory [makes clothes for brands including] I'Z FRONTIER...Beaume, Branded warm...More than 1,100 workers are said to be sewing the jeans.