Myanmar: Garment workers file complaint over mandatory overtime
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 25 Aug 2023
Standort: Myanmar
Unternehmen
OVS SpA - Former buyer , HK Works London - Buyer , Mavi - Reported buyer , C&A - Former buyer , Bestseller - Reported buyer , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Buyer , KappAhl - Former buyer , Shimamura - Buyer , Honor Apparel Garment - Supplier , House (part of LPP S.A) - Buyer , Kiabi - Former buyer , ONLY (part of Bestseller) - Reported buyer , LC Waikiki - Buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - BuyerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 900
Arbeiter: ( 900 - Location unknown , Kleidung & Textilien , Gender not reported )Themen
Verweigerung von Vereinigungsfreiheit (siehe: Arbeit) , Dismissal , Mandatory overtime , Denial of permanent contractsAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von BHRRC
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Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Honor Apparel allegedly supplies or has supplied to C&A, Kiabi, KappAhl, LPP S.A., OVS S.p.A, BESTSELLER, LC Waikiki, HK Works London, Mavi and Shimamura. OVS S.p.A, LPP S.A, LC Waikiki, Mavi and Shimamura provided a response to a request to comment from the Resource Centre. Mavi stated it does not source from the factory. LC Waikiki stated will cease operations with the factory in the first quarter of 2024. OVS S.p.A stated it no longer sources from the factory. HK Works London did not respond. KIABI has previously stated it no longer sourced from the factory from April 2022. C&A has previously stated it no longer sources from Myanmar. KappAhl has previously stated its last order with the factory was placed in 2020. BESTSELLER has previously stated it does not source from the factory.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Complained about calling for overtime until 8:00 p.m., but no change, 25 August 2023
According to the workers, Honor Apparel Co., Ltd., a garment factory that sews international brands, complained to the relevant Department of Labor because they were calling for excessive overtime.
It is reported that the factory, which was opened at 3 Pulay Road, Shwe Pytha Township Industrial Zone, Yangon Region, sews and exports [clothes for] brands such as OVS, URGE, FO, Sinsay, Mavi, DESTRINATION, CHIP CLIP, Little Kids, SOUTHBLUE, HOUSE, WORKS LONDON.
Without forming a trade union in the workplace, He said that the WCC has formed a labor coordination committee and is not doing anything about the workplace violations that are currently being faced.
The business is owned by Chinese nationals and operates with more than 900 workers.
The working hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., including 2 hours of overtime. After this, the workers say that they have been continuously working overtime until 8:00 p.m., and they are not allowed to refuse to work overtime.
The worker said that they were being forced to work more than 12 hours a day without the right to refuse, even though they filed a complaint with the relevant labor office, but they continued to force them.
The worker said that in addition to working overtime without the right to refuse...they face difficulties if they take the rights of the workers in the workplace.
"...I went to the manager and told them to solve it, but nothing was done. They told me not to tell my superiors, and they told me that they would take action according to the rules. They demoted the worker and changed the machine line. It's not fair," said the worker, who did not want to be named.
In addition, the worker added that the day laborers were fired every week before they were hired for 3 months.
The worker thinks that because they don't want to hire day laborers as wages, they fire them every time before 3 months.
The worker also said that the former workers who had previously closed the factory temporarily and quit their jobs during the temporary closure often refused to be rehired.
At present, if the [factory] calls for overtime, they must collect the consent of the workers...The workers said that they want to take action against those who abuse and yell in the factory, to appoint day laborers as salary...., the workers said.
[Translation via Google Translate]