"Request up to 250 fabric records for 10 hours of work", 13 March 2024

At the SEN YU CLOTHING (MYANMAR) Garment Factory, which...changed its name to ZHEJIANG NEWWAY (MYANMAR) GARMENT, the workers said that...if they did not meet the [targets], they were...shout[ed] [at] and pressurize[d]

[The factory] operates with more than 1,000 workers. It is reported that there is no labor union or workplace coordination committee... The worker said that at the workplace, he had to sew XSIDE brand jacket[s]...

The rate of pay in the workplace is 5,800 kyats per day for 8 hours of work (including allowance), 1,400 kyats per hour overtime. Daily salary is 20,000 kyats per month. He said that the expert fee is 40,000 kyats for A level, 30,000 kyats for B level and 20,000 kyats for C level.

"...they forcibly demand [targets] that cannot be sewn, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m...If [we] don't meet their demands, the super[visors] shout and force foreigners to come in and shout," said an unnamed worker in the workplace.

The worker said that if he misses a day without receiving medical leave, his professional fees and daily wages will be cut by 20,000 kyats, and on average 30,000 kyats will be cut, the worker said...

"In other departments, there are people who work all-night (all night) without the consent of the workers. They have to work 10 days a month, but the workers are not satisfied because they do not get full overtime pay and other bonuses," said the worker...

[Translation via Google Translate]