Myanmar: H&M supplier accused of violating workers' rights incl. cutting workers' wages & sick leave
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Dec 2021
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Kingsrich (Myanmar) Fashion - Supplier , Marks & Spencer - Buyer , Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1500
Workers: ( 1500 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Gender Discrimination , Mandatory overtime , Denial of leave , Dismissal , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Kingsrich (Myanmar) allegedly supplies to H&M and Marks & Spencer; H&M and Marks & Spencer provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre.
Source type: News outlet
" THE KINGSRICH (MYANMAR) FASHION LIMITED FACTORY, WHICH IS UNDER PRESSURE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A SILENT STRIKE", 9 December 2021
Workers at the…KINGSRICH (MYANMAR) FASHION LIMITED garment factory…told MLN that workers' rights were being violated.
Workers say such abuses include…failing to pay OT, and cutting back on unpaid wages…
According to MLN, the factory has cut salaries to more than 20,000 kyat per day, including sick leave…
Workers at the Kingsrich Myanmar garment factory say workers' wages have been cut short as a result of a cut in the salaries…
Kingsrich Myanmar Garment Factory is a manufacturer of H&M brand clothes.
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