'Workers say they are having a hard time', 27 June 2023

The workers of the Guang Ming Garment factory, which was opened at Pyin San Prince Gyi Road, Shwe Lim Van Industrial Zone, Hlaing Thayar Township, said that they are working in misery due to the harsh abuse of the supervisor.

"This is very bad. I have to speak up because it's very unfair" [...] said a worker.

The factory calls for overtime until 6:30 p.m. normally, but they called until 7 p.m., and workers did not receive overtime pay for working overtime because standards were not met.

... "They call me until 7:00 p.m. If I can't get the fabric on Sunday, I don't get overtime. If they legally call me, I'll be paid overtime. If I can't get the fabric, I'm on my own," the worker said.

In addition, there are underage child laborers at the factory, and if they are forced to work as day laborers. If they have to work overtime, the ferry fee will be reduced by 500 kyats.

"Supervisors call us every morning. It's too much. We Burmese people only want to hear greetings in the morning...Now it's early in the morning, and they're swearing at me...It happened to the point where I couldn't do it physically. No one can take it anymore. .." the worker said.

The worker said that he wants to make changes because some of the workers are preparing to quit their jobs because of the 500 kyat cut in the ferry fare for day laborers and being subjected to swearing in the most rude words.

The factory is owned by Chinese nationals and operated by more than 500 workers.

[Translation via Google Translate]