Myanmar: Garment workers at Yoyika Garment factory report excessive production targets & denial of leave
Resumo
Data informada: 5 Fev 2024
Localização: Myanmar
Empresas
Yoyika Garment - Supplier , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Reported buyer , Olivades - BuyerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 600
Trabalhadores: ( 600 - Localização desconhecida , Roupa e Material Têxtil , Gender not reported )Temas
Excessive production targets , Denial of leave , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & SafetyResposta
Resposta solicitada: Sim, por BHRRC
História contendo resposta (Saiba mais)
Medidas tomadas: Yoyika Garment allegedly supplies to LPP (for its Sinsay brand) and Olivades; LPP provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating that Yoyika Garment is not in its supply chain. Olivades did not respond.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
"Request for 700 garments for 10 hours of work. Working without benefits", 5 February 2024
The...YOYIKA GARMENT factory opened in Shwe Linvan Industrial Zone, Hlaing Thayar Township, Yangon Region, with more than 600 workers...The workers say that they are sewing brand shirts...and they are asking for a set standard of 700 pieces of fabric for 10 hours of work.
"There are about 40 workers on one production line. They ask for 700 pieces of fabric per 10 hours of work. If the employe[e] does not meet [target] requested by the employer, the Super[visors] will shout loudly from the top of the production line...
There are also day laborers in the workplace, and although they have 6 months of experience, they are only forced to work as day laborers without appointing [the worker as] a confirmed employee and only pay 3,600 kyats...a day...
The worker said that they would like to find a solution because they are not entitled to the legal benefits...such as casual leave and medical leave.
As a worker, if you take sick leave, if you miss a day without receiving leave, [and your wages] will be cut [by] 5,800 kyats per day...
The worker said that there is no cleaning staff inside the machine line, and the garment workers are still taking turns cleaning.
The worker said that without the establishment of a trade union in the workplace, there is no resolution of workplace disputes.
According to the workers, they want to resolve issues such as to provide the workers with the social security benefits they are entitled to.
[Translation via Google Translate]