"Tha Shu (Myanmar) Glory Fashion Garment Factory Forced to Work 7 Hours Without a Break, Eats in the Dining Hall", 3 July 2024

Workers at the Tha Shu (Myanmar) Glory Fashion Garment Factory on Than Lwin Road, Shwe Than Lwin Industrial Zone say they are forced to work overtime without a break, making them work for 7 hours straight.

“We work from 12:30 pm until 7 pm. We don’t [get] a break. [They] don’t feed [workers] anything. The workers are hungry.”

The factory also carefully monitored the eating habits of some workers with stomach and intestinal problems and made them sign a warning. The labor law in Myanmar states that it is not allowed to work for more than 5 hours in a row.

The factory’s dining hall is not equipped with equipment, the drinking water is not clean, Workers complained to the relevant authorities last month because they were not allowed to bring their own water bottles and because the factory door was only opened once, causing heatstroke...

“It’s raining outside and it’s hot inside the factory, so people get sick and faint. Four people from the office have come to check. So far, nothing has changed...they still suffer from heatstroke, and the drinking water is not clean. The manager...and the superintendent are still cursing,” said one worker.

One worker said that factory officials are cursing workers who are working on lines that are not full, even though the factory has set a production limit of 40 pieces per hour...

Workers say that there are around 1,200 workers working in the factory, with 15 production lines.

[Translation via Google Translate]