Myanmar: Garment worker beaten by supervisor after refusing to work overtime
摘要
日期: 2023年5月23日
地点: 缅甸
企业
Xida Home - Supplier受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )议题
Mandatory overtime , 殴打和暴力回应
Response sought: 否
信息来源: News outlet
"Workers at Xida Home garment factory were beaten for refusing to work overtime", 23 May 2023
According to the Solidarity Union Federation (STUM), which is helping the workers, a former super[visor] punched a worker who refused to [work] overtime at the Xida Home Garment Factory in Shwe Pytha Township.
On the evening of May 22nd yesterday, the former super[visor] punched the worker after arguing over the overtime issue, and the worker's friend…was also punched.
An official from STUM said that the two injured workers, who were physically punched in the workplace, asked for help from STUM and went to the police station in Shwe Pytha Township to file a complaint…
However, due to pressure from the factory…the two workers had to withdraw the case this morning, STUM said.
In addition, STUM contacted the factory to take down what it had written about the incident, but the official said that they would not take it down.
STUM announced that it will continue to monitor and record the oppression of workers.
[Translation via Google Translate]