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27 Mär 2024

Autor:
Min Ni Kyaw, Myanmar Labour News

Myanmar: Garment workers forced to work substitute days and denied overtime wages to compensate for public holiday

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"Myanmar Dihuali factory workers cut for 1 day equivalent wages from the overtimes in addition of having to work substitute for Thingyan holidays", 27 March 2024

Workers from Myanmar Dihuali Grament (Dishang Group) said that they have to work 4 day [to replace the] 5 [days of] Thingyan holidays and the remaining day is going to be a [wage] cut [equivalent of] 8 hours from overtime...

8 hours of overtime are cut from the overtime that they worked from March 1 to 4. The workers report[ed] the issue to the labor office and there[was no resolve] although they came to address the disputes.

“They initially said they would cut only for 4 hours but later it changed to 8 hours again.”...

“We thought the problems will be solved after the Hlaing Thar Yar Labor Office’s officials came. But we still suffer. We only get paid daily wages. Actually, we should get overtime wages on Sunday. We already worked like that for 3 days and I can’t believe that the labor office is ignoring this,” said the worker.

The manager women intimidated...workers [and said those] who don’t work substitute days will not be given overtime wages and their daily wages and attendance bonus will be cut.

The workers also need to take a ticket to use the restroom. Each machine lines are given only 2 rest room tickets...

[Translation via Myanmar Labour News]

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