"In a factory that sews doctor's uniforms, the workers work in a dishonorable manner. There are violations of labor rights", 16 November 2022

Garment workers who work at a factory that sews doctor's suits are having their labor rights violated. The workers say that they are working in a dishonorable manner with standards that the workers cannot sew within the workplace.

GNS (Bago) Healthcare Co., Ltd...opened at Plot No. 653/B, Bago City, Bago Province, is operating with more than 300 workers, and the workers say that they are being violated without having access to labor rights in the workplace.

"There are people who don't get the benefits of the law. If they take casual leave, they don't give them a day allowance. When they ask for [targets], they ask for things that the workers can't handle. If they don't meet the standards, they are...always threatened with being fired," said one of the factory workers...

There are underage child workers in the workplace. There are also some workers who have not received 4,800 kyats for 3 months. Professional fees are fixed with fixed fees. The workers said that they did not receive the full professional fee because it was specified that they would not receive it if they did not meet the required standards.

"[If] worker is injured...while working...the clinic does not provide treatment. If there are people with shortness of breath who go to the clinic at the workplace, they are told that there is no medicine for the illness. In the pay slip, 5% of the social security fee is always deducted for a total of 6,782 Kyats," said a worker.

The workers said that they want to pay the workers 4,800 kyats after completing 3 months, to have the right working hours, to give them benefits according to the labor law, and to stop...dishonoring the workers.

[Translation via Google Translate]