"Hundreds of garment workers fired in Yangon, Another NLD MP receives long prison sentence", 1 December 2022

More than 300 workers at YFA garment factory in Yangon’s Shwe Pyi Thar Township were fired on Nov. 29, according to the Solidarity of Trade Union Myanmar (STUM). “The workers were forced to resign as if it was their decision. If they refuse to do so, the authorities said the workers won’t get paid for this month,” an STUM spokesperson told DVB. Negotiations are ongoing between factory workers and management on a one-month severance pay. “We negotiated today but have not received an answer yet,” a worker said. Other factories located in Shwe Pyi Thar Township, including Myanmar Forjs Apparel and Yi Cai, have recently shut down operations without severance pay for their workers.

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