"They have to sew international brand clothes as day laborers and lose their job security", 4 February 2024

...Garment workers at Su Zhong Garment said that out of more than 400 workers who sew international brand shirts and pants [for] RESERVED [and bpc]...more than 200 are day laborers...

The workers say that day laborers in the workplace have not been approved for employment even though they have completed 3 months of work experience, asking for [higher targets] than what they can sew, not allowing them to enjoy benefits, and yelling and swearing at the workplace.

The workers said that without the formation of a trade union in the workplace, there is no resolution of workplace disputes.

"There are more than 400 workers in the factory. Half...are day laborers. Day laborers are not approved for more than 3 months. They are not allowed to enjoy casual leave or medical leave that a worker is entitled to...Day laborers are fired and rehired regardless of how long they have worked. If a day laborer misses a day's work...he is still fired. He is fired illegally. He does not get any benefits," said a worker.

All workers in the workplace do not receive statutory benefits such as medical leave, and if they miss a day of leave due to health, their salary will be cut...

"The [targets] they ask for [does not allow us to drink] water, not even going to the toilet...

The worker said that since there is no workplace coordination committee in the workplace, there is no way to resolve all the labor issues in the workplace, and even the workers' toilets are [not clean]...

[Translation via Google Translate]