"Labor rights are being violated at HIGE FASHION ACCESSORIES (Myanmar) factory", 21 January 2024

HIGE FASHION ACCESSORIES (Myanmar) Co., ltd...s said to be operating with more than 400 employees.

Those workers have not signed an EC contract (employer-employer agreement); The workers said that they are violating the points that must be followed in the Myanmar labor law, such as demanding excessive [targets]... and not appointing long-term day laborers as permanent employees.

The...factory is [supplying] H&M, It is reported that there is no trade union organized in the workplace [and] they make hats for brands such as POKEMON.

"Out of more than 400 workers at the factory, more than 200 are day laborers. Some of them have been working on day labor [contracts] for more than a year. [They]... are not allowed to [have] social security. They also lose their benefits. After that, they are not allowed to enjoy the long Thingyan holiday. If they are short of work, they fire the day laborers. If the work is important, they ask them to call them back. I want them to solve the violation."...

"There is no union in the workplace, there is a workplace coordination committee called WCC, and this is made up of only people from the employer's side, so there is no help to resolve workplace violations. [Because of the targets] they are not eatin [or] drinking..." The worker said.

The worker also said that he had to work from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a 40-minute meal break and a 20-minute break before going overtime.

[Translation via Google Translate]