Myanmar: Garment workers report discrimination against pregnant women, illegal layoffs & wage cuts at Sun Apparel factory
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Mar 2022
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Sun Apparel Myanmar - Supplier , ALDI South - Former buyer , JAKO - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Myanmar , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Mandatory overtime , Excessive production targets , Dismissal , Pregnancy discriminationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Sun Apparel factory allegedly supplies to JAKO and Aldi South. JAKO and Aldi South provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Aldi South stated it stopped sourcing from Myanmar in 2021. In September 2024, JAKO stated it had withdrawn production from Myanmar.
Source type: News outlet
“Pregnant women are being fired from the SUN APPAREL factory for substandard work”, 10 March 2022
Factory workers say workers at the SUN APPAREL garment factory are planning to fire pregnant women because they do not meet working standards.
The Myanmar General Confederation of Trade Unions (FGWM) writes on social media that pregnant women…are being screened and suspended if they become pregnant due to labor shortages and maternity leave...
Workers at the SUN APPAREL garment factory say workers are being pressured and labor leaders are demanding favors.
Oppression by factory officials in the workplace has led to illegal layoffs and pay cuts every month.
Workers at SUN APPAREL have called on FGWM to help them deal with the oppression and forced labor…who are trying to form a trade union to prevent workers from leaving their jobs.