Myanmar: Garment workers report labour rights violations at VERO MODA & ONLY supplier incl. forced overtime to meet increased targets & verbal abuse
Summary
Date Reported: 29 May 2022
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Tianjin Fashion Milestone - Supplier , Bestseller - Buyer , ONLY (part of Bestseller) - Buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Reported buyer , Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyer , Inditex - Reported buyer , Zara (part of Inditex) - Reported buyer , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Vero Moda (part of Bestseller) - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1000
Workers: ( 1000 - Myanmar , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Mandatory overtime , Excessive production targets , Gender Discrimination , Personal Health , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Tianjin Fashion Milestone allegedly supplies to Inditex for its ZARA brand, BESTSELLER for its ONLY and VERO MODA brands, LPP S.A for its Sinsay brand and Primark; all brands provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Inditex and LPP S.A. stated they do not source from the factory. Primark said its final handover as a result of its responsible exit took place in June 2023.
Source type: Social Media
1) Women workers in the Garment sector become slaves in Myanmar.
Factory name - Tianjin Fashion Milestone Garment
Brands - Sinsay, VERO MODA ,ONLY
Workers are forced to work overtime on Sunday without pay, regular working hours are 11 hours a day.
2) workers are forced to work all night often until dawn. Workers do not want to work overtime three hours a day, but the factory forced them to work. If workers do not work overtime for a day, he or she is discriminated, against and not allowed to work overtime the whole month.
3) Therefore, workers have to work many hours a day and all night and caused health problems. Target is set increased, time to go to the toilet is limited and the supervisors swear the workers badly all the time. Workers are not allowed to get a gate pass if they are sick at work