"At the New Green Land Garment Factory, workers called for overtime without their will. He said he was forced to work until 10 o'clock ", 26 October 2022

Yangon, Mingaladon Township, Factory workers told Myanmar Labor News that garment workers at the New Green Land factory in Pyu Ma Pin dust zone are being forced to work overtime against their will.

In addition, the working hours are set from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, making the total work time up to 10 hours.

The factory workers said that overtime calls were made every other day without asking the workers' wishes.

In addition, the garment workers of the New Green Land factory are employed overnight...

...you are working overtime until 8pm on public holidays and Sundays...

I have to sign for mandatory overtime....

He said that there was bullying and threats to work overtime on the grounds of bad politics...

The workers said that they have been working overnight (all night) for almost a whole month in October, and the factory paid 1,500 kyats for overnight meals...

He said that...he would have to return home after finishing the specified clothes, so he sometimes had to go home around 12 noon...

The New Green Land factory has more hours, but the salary is not as much as expected. He said that because the factory called OT, he was also facing security and food difficulties when returning home.

"The salary of many OTs is not as much as expected...

...They don't have time to go back because the shops are closed and it's not convenient to eat or drink," a garment worker at the New Green Land factory told MLN...

After the...military takeover, the labor union was appointed at will by the factory, so it is difficult to complain about the unfair hiring of overtime, he said...