"The reason the union leader didn't do it was to fire him at his new workplace within 3 days. The blackmail by the labor union threatens to prevent any factory from getting a job", 27 September 2022

The worker who was fired from Best Choice Garment Co.ltd said that he was appointed to a new workplace on the grounds that he had served as a trade union leader at his previous job, and 3 days after entering the workplace, [the factory] found out that he had served as a union leader and [he] was fired.

"I started work on September 19. I applied for the job after completing the required documents. The employer gave me an interview and gave me 4,800 kyat at one time. When I was hired and left, I worked at the zip line. On the third day after I started work, the factory manager, production manager, and supervisor called me and told me to quit because I was a labor leader," said the former union leader who was fired.

Yangon, Hlaing Tharay Township, The Best Choice Garment Co.ltd garment factory opened in Anawrahta Industrial Zone operates with more than 1,000 workers...

He said that there are violations of workers' rights and freedom of association within the factory, and he called on people to avoid illegal firings and suppressing labor unions in various ways.

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