Myanmar: Over 60 workers wait outside Sen Yu garment factory for owed wages
Summary
Date Reported: 11 Sep 2023
Location: Myanmar
Companies
Sen Yu - Supplier , LPP Spółka Akcyjna - Reported buyer , Sinsay (part of LPP S.A.) - Reported buyer , Terranova - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 60
Workers: ( 60 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Sen Yu allegedly supplies to LPP S.A (for its Sinsay brand) and Terranova, LPP S.A provided a response to a request for comment by the Resource Centre, stating that it does not source from the factory. Terranova did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
"Workers waiting to be paid in front of SEN YU garment factory", 11 September 2023
In front of the SEN YU Garment Factory near Hlaing Tharya Village, the workers said that they are having trouble waiting...to [be paid] their salaries.
More than 60 workers have resigned from their jobs and were supposed to be paid on the 10th, but because it was a holiday, the appointment was made at 3 o'clock today.
Currently, there is no response from the factory, so more than 60 workers are still waiting in front of the factory, he said.
The factory hired workers [ to work] excessively overtime, threatened to fire them if they refused, and forced them to speak rudely in the workplace. It was reported in Myanmar Labor News on August 31.