Myanmar: Garment worker dismissed after injury in the workplace
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 7 Jan 2022
Standort: Myanmar
Unternehmen
RONG DA GARMENTS MYANMAR - Supplier , LC Waikiki - Former buyer , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Buyer , Reserved (part of LPP Spółka Akcyjna) - Buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Buyer , PEP&CO - Reported buyerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Arbeiter: ( 1 - Location unknown , Kleidung & Textilien , Gender not reported )Themen
Wage Theft , Dismissal , Personal Health , Occupational Health & SafetyAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von BHRRC
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Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Rong Da Garment allegedly supplies to LC Waikiki; LC Waikiki did not provide a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. In September 2024, LPP, LC Waikiki and Pep&Co provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. LC Waikiki stated it had not sourced from the factory in two years. Pep&Co stated it no longer sources from Myanmar.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
“A young woman who was injured in the workplace was fired for 20,000 kyat”, 7 January 2022
On December 14, 2021, in Yangon Region, according to a statement from the Federation of General Worker-Myanmar, a young woman who was injured in the workplace at the RONG DA GARMENTS (MYANMAR CO.LTD) garment factory in Shwepyithar Township was fired for…20,000 kyat.
During the incident, a young female worker was loading clothes into the machine when the air pressure dropped and the machine automatically fell back, causing the machine to hit three fingers while loading the clothes.
According to FGWM, the employee went to the relevant labor mediation office to complain about the matter, but the office refused to do so, according to FGWM.
The injured female worker is currently suffering from a broken bone in her arm and is unable to receive adequate medical treatment due to her family's difficulties, according to FGWM…
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