Myanmar: Garment worker allegedly dismissed after refusing to carry heavy materials in the factory due to safety risks
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Date Reported: 15 Sep 2023
Location: Myanmar
Companies
LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) , Reserved (part of LPP Spółka Akcyjna) - Reported buyer , NKD - Reported buyer , Bohua Fashion - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DismissalResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Bohua Fashion allegedly supplies to LPP S.A (for its Reserved and Sinsay brands) and NKD Group; Both brands provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating they have not sourced from the factory.
Source type: News outlet
"A worker who responded to being forced to swear at the BOHUA garment factory was fired for allegedly causing a fight.", 15 September 2023
A worker at the BOHUA Garment Factory was fired for having a[n]...argument with a supervisor...
"The supervisor...fire[d] him because he yelled back and called it a fight in the factory," said the male worker.
On September 14th, when he was asked to lift more than 150 meters of 20 rolls of cloth up to the height of four levels in the workplace, he said that it was not possible with only two workers...
After a few words between the male worker and the warehouse supervisor...the super[visor] complained to the office.
After this, the male worker told me that he was fired...
"I was told that I could be fired because my working [contract] was only one month...As written in the dismissal letter, there was no conflict...."
When BOHUA FASHION Co,.ltd started hiring, they said they would pay 5,600 per day, but the EC contract set it at 4,800...
According to Ma Aye, who is handling the labor dispute, it is not a fair decision to fire only one person in the conflict between the two sides.
"Being fired at a time when jobs are scarce will be difficult for workers...." Ma Aye said.
The worker told Myanmar Labor News that on September 15, the factory paid the male laborer...[the] wages based on the days he worked [and benefits]...
It is known that the owner of the factory is a Chinese national, and he employs around 300 workers and sews clothes from other factories.
The brands that the factory [supplies] are Sinsay... and Reserved.
[Translation via Google Translate]