"A worker who complained to the Labor Relations Office was fired", 21 October 2021

The fired workers said that most of the workers at the... Dangxin Garment...Factory in Hlaing Thayar Township Industrial Zone-3, Naw Day King Road, were fired for a reason.

"...They are laying off the day workers. They are laying off the probationers....They are laying off all sorts of [workers] without changing the daily wage. When I was laid off, I was told to go anywhere I wanted. I was laid off after more than a month and a half of work. I don't want compensation because it is difficult to find a job. I just want to be able to return to work," said one of the laid off workers.

The workers of the factory did not sign an EC contract (EC) and [the factory] fired the workers who did not agree with the manager...It is reported that they are continuously working on various tasks, not as employed work, but only as a daily wage [workers]...

The factory has more than 400 workers...there are more than 200 workers who have been fired for no reason because the employer's representative, HR manager, has fired them for no reason.

"They told me that if I don't sew in the machine line, I have to sign...I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't refuse what you asked me to do. I did everything you asked me to do. I went to the adjuster who said it wasn't working. The adjuster told me that my sister had already been fired. The factory also sent a letter to the factory saying that they can't adjust it anymore. The person who came to solve it is one of them..."

At present, he was fired after complaining to the Labor Court due to the problems at work.

It is said that he does not want to get severance pay, but because it is difficult to find a job again, he just wants to return to the workplace, so he is waiting for an order from the arbitrator.

It is said that the Thonchin Garment Factory sews brands such as TERRANOVA...

[Translation via Google Translate]