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20 Apr 2023

Author:
Hsu Latt Phyu, Myanmar Labour News (Myanmar)

Myanmar: Workers at factory allegedly supplying brands such as LIDL report abuse from supervisors, excessive production targets and an unsanitary and uncomfortable working environment

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"Labour rights are being violated at Myanmar Taieasy Textile (MTT) CO,LTD"

The Myanmar Taieasy Textile (MTT) CO,LTD factory, which has been opened on Zeyang 7 Road, Mylangadom Township and operates with more than 1,000 workers, has heard from the workers that workers are being pressured and discriminated against, and labour rights are being violated.

It is also known that the company is owned by Chinese nationals and that there is no trade union in the workplace

The factory is [reportedly sews menswear, children's trousers and jackets for LIDL and NET

Violations include [excessive production targets] ...

A worker who works at the factory said that they ask for more than 100 fabric standards in an hour ...[and make no allowances for new people].

[One worker reported that she doesn't have enough time to eat properly at meal times and that workers are fired and replaced by day labourers].

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... It is said that the workers have to buy and use soap powder to cut edges with their own money

There is always a shortage of water for the toilets used by the workers; In the dining area, ... rain [falls]. [It is too hot in the workplace, even if the fan is turned on ....

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[Workers also report that supervisors shout at and abuse them]

[Translation via Google Translate]