"BONTECH Manufacturing Factory Overtime, Pregnant Workers Forced to Work All Night", 10 September 2024

The BONTECH Manufacturing Company garment factory, located in Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Natural Landmark, Pattayar Road, Sadukan Industrial Zone is demanding that its workers work all night, including pregnant women, according to workers.

Regarding the overtime, the workers were forced to work all night on Sunday, September 8, but they said they could not work. Today, Saturday, September 7, the workers are being forced to work all day, including pregnant women, so they have requested STUM for help.

The garment factory said that workers are being forced to work overtime until 5:00 in the morning and then until 12:00 the next day, illegally dismissing workers, and forcing them to work overtime...

The factory is calling workers to work overtime. If they are called to work overnight, they are called to work until 12:00 at night. If they are called to work after 12:00 at night, the workers have to sleep in the factory and have to wake up at 5:00 in the morning and return to work before 8:00 in the morning. They do not get enough sleep, which causes dizziness and health problems...

Workers are also said to have signed a declaration of voluntary overtime work due to threats of lower wages.

[Workers are] forced to work overtime on government holidays and weekends, and workers have filed a complaint in mid-June.

Despite the complaint, no action has been taken, and now they are forcing domestic workers to work overtime.

The factory was previously located at Plot No. (4), Ward No. (E-12), Sadukkan Industrial Zone under the name Yangon Panatex Garment, but it was renamed Bontech Manufacturing Garment...It manufactures brands such as (COVER GUARD / PIONEER / Tech-Wear / VIZWELL) with around 700 workers, and when recruiting workers on an all-night basis, it is reported that around 150 to 200 workers are recruited.

[Translation via Google Translate]