Myanmar: GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) garment factory allegedly working 'hand-in-hand' with yellow union, violating ILO convention on freedom of association
摘要
日期: 2022年6月23日
地点: 缅甸
企业
GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) - Supplier , PEP&CO - Buyer , Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1555
工人: ( 1555 - 地点未知 , 衣服和纺织品 , Gender not reported )议题
Mandatory overtime , 结社自由 , Wage Theft回应
已邀请回应：是，由BHRRC
载有回应的故事： (查看更多)
后续行动: GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) allegedly supplies to Pep&Co and supplied Primark; Pep&Co and Primark provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. In November 2022, Primark stated it no longer sources from the factory, and Pep&Co stated it would cease operations with the factory after its final order was completed.
信息来源: News outlet
“Chinese-owned GTIG Huasheng garment factory violates workers' rights”, 23 June 2022
Labor activists say the…GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) garment factory…is in clear violation of Article 87 of the ILO Convention.
According to Article 87 of the ILO Convention, the right to freedom of association must be observed. However, the factory is not compliant and is working hand in hand with a yellow union formed by its employer to accept well-known brands.
A union leader said: “The factory is making clothes under the PEP & CO and Primark brands…The factory did not oppose the formation of a union…Employers do not have the right to form a union or to destroy it," he told the DVB.
In addition, the factory forced workers to work overtime, did not pay full overtime pay, and was subject to fraud.
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