Myanmar: Children hired at garment factory face verbal abuse & excessive production targets
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Jun 2024
Location: Myanmar
Companies
LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Fuu Baii Houng Industrial - Supplier , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Reported buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 400
Workers: ( 400 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Child labour , Excessive production targets , Harassment (other than sexual) , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Fuu Baii Houng Industrial allegedly supplies to LPP for its Sinsay brand; LPP provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre stating it does not source from the factory.
Source type: News outlet
"Fuu Baii Houng garment factory verbally abusing and asking fabric outputs from 12 years old workers", 17 June 2024
Fuu Baii Houng Industrial Co.,Ltd is hiring 12 years old workers. The factory...[is] manufacturing SInsay brand child clothes and inflatable jacket.
The underage workers are assigned the same fabric outputs [as] adult workers.
There are always 2 seamstresses or 3 helpers who are underage in each cavity. It is obvious that they are children. They are working here for their livelihoods...
They have to work excessively if the demands are too much and can’t even go to the rest room.
The owner of the factory is monitoring them from the edge of the machine line. The supervisors are verbally abusing them to get the fabric outputs.
The temperature is so high as there is no fan in the factory...There are some people who fainted due to the heath. There is no medic-clinic in the factory and nurse...
There are a total of 400 workers in the factory...
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