Myanmar: Garment worker fired after being assaulted in the factory
Summary
Date Reported: 31 Aug 2024
Location: Myanmar
Companies
LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Golden Propitious (Myanmar) Garment - Supplier , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Reported buyer , Zhejiang Semir Garment - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Dismissal , Intimidation , Violence , Gender Discrimination , Harassment (other than sexual)Response
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Golden Propitious (Myanmar) Garment allegedly supplies to LPP (for its Sinsay brand) and Semir Garment; LPP provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating it does not source from the factory. Semir Garment did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
"GOLDEN PROPITIOUS (Myanmar) Garment Factory Female Worker Fired", 31 August 2024
A female worker working at the GOLDEN PROPITIOUS (Myanmar) Garment Co, Ltd garment factory located at Mya Road, Thadukkan Industrial Zone, Shwe Pyi Thar Township, was reportedly fired from her job after being assaulted inside the factory.
The female QC worker at the factory was seen at around 11pm on August 29th when...a male seamstress on the line (Mo Pattem) [came] to check on the...the line. The male seamstress started talking rudely to her, and an argument ensued. The male seamstress threw a screwdriver at her and tried to punch her, but the nearby employees intervened and pulled her away.
The factory manager called the female worker into the office and forced her to sign a resignation letter. The QC employee [was] forced..to sign [the letter] and was fired.
"The manager threatened to blacklist her if she went to the office, saying, '...I will not pay you any compensation, and if you go to the office, I will blacklist you from work,'" the report said.
The factory reportedly produces balabala and Sinsay brands.
Female workers in the factory face violence from men, but they are not given any protection and are only fired from the factory...
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