Myanmar: Garment workers report discrimination against pregnant women, illegal layoffs & wage cuts at Sun Apparel factory
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Date Reported: 10 Мар 2022
Местонахождение: Мьянмы
Компании
Sun Apparel Myanmar - Supplier , ALDI South - Former buyer , JAKO - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Рабочие: ( Number unknown - Мьянмы , Одежда и текстиль , Gender not reported )Темы
Дискриминация в связи с беременностью , Wage Theft , Mandatory overtime , Excessive production targets , DismissalОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: Sun Apparel factory allegedly supplies to JAKO and Aldi South. JAKO and Aldi South provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Aldi South stated it stopped sourcing from Myanmar in 2021.
Вид источника: News outlet
“Pregnant women are being fired from the SUN APPAREL factory for substandard work”, 10 March 2022
Factory workers say workers at the SUN APPAREL garment factory are planning to fire pregnant women because they do not meet working standards.
The Myanmar General Confederation of Trade Unions (FGWM) writes on social media that pregnant women…are being screened and suspended if they become pregnant due to labor shortages and maternity leave...
Workers at the SUN APPAREL garment factory say workers are being pressured and labor leaders are demanding favors.
Oppression by factory officials in the workplace has led to illegal layoffs and pay cuts every month.
Workers at SUN APPAREL have called on FGWM to help them deal with the oppression and forced labor…who are trying to form a trade union to prevent workers from leaving their jobs.