"We can't work everywhere according to the law," says Hlaing Tharyar Township Labor Department Chief", 19 August 2024

The workers said that the head of the Hlaing Tharyar Township (West) Labor Department is avoiding the workers' grievances by giving various reasons...

Currently, the head of the Hlaing Tharyar Township (West) Labor Administration Department is U Tin Maung Htoo.

Workers at Myanmar Jiale Fashion Co.,Ltd -2 Garment Factory have personally experienced that whenever they ask about the cases they have filed for resolution, they are always shouting, cursing and giving various excuses.

The workers said that they have submitted a request to the head of the Hlaing Tharyar Township (East) Labor Administration Department to form a 55-member labor organization on June 10, more than 2 months ago, but the head of the department has not yet processed the request, which has been transferred to U Tin Maung Htoo...

...When the head of the department asks, he repeatedly says that he is not yet ready, and no action has been taken."

On June 17, the Myanmar Jiale Fashion Co.,Ltd -2 factory filed a complaint for violating the EC contract, including not providing transportation, not requiring the employer to work overtime and not providing equal opportunities, and forcing the workers to move departments without their consent on July 1. However, the workers have not yet resolved the case, and U Tin Maung Htoo has shouted and evaded all kinds of reasons every time they have asked about the case.

“We have filed a complaint for violating the EC. There have been no court appointments to resolve the case. We are still negotiating,” said a labor advocate.

Myanmar Jiale Fashion Co.,Ltd -2 garment factory employs more than 400 workers at Shwe Lin Baan Industrial Zone, Bhamo Secretary Road, Hlaing Tharyar Township, Yangon, Myanmar Labour News has learned.

[Translation via Google Translate]