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24 Feb 2024

Author:
Min Ni Kyaw, Myanmar Labour News

Myanmar: Garment workers face wage cuts if they take one day of leave

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"LAT WAR GARMENT (2) CO,LTD factory casual leave one day in advance, If the date is missed, the wages will be cut for up to 3 days", 24 February 2024

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"Because [I had an] emergency, I called the factory to take a day off. [They] deduct[ed] money from salary without permission...A worker at the LAT WAR GARMENT factory said.

LAT WAR GARMENT (2) Factory in Yangon, Hlaing Tharay Township...employs (800) workers...

The workers also said that many young day laborers were forced to work at 3,600 for 8 hours. Even though the day laborers have been working for 3 months, some of the workers have been fired because they have not been appointed. If [they] ask for a [target] that the workers can't sew and [workers can't meet] it...the workers said that the super[visors] used abusive language.

"...To complete the [target], I had to work for free until 8:00 p.m. With the news of porter pulling, I'm worried when I go home later," said workers of the LAT WAR GARMENT (2) factory.

He also said that the drinking water and toilets used by the workers in the workplace are also not clean.

[Translation via Google Translate]

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