"Wonderful Apparel Factory Workers' Letter"

No. (-), Han Steel Power Road, Myaung Ta Ka Industrial Zone, Hmawby Township ... There are more than 200 workers and the brands COLIN'S, ADVENTURE, TRSLLKIDS are registered.

The violation is that the EC contract was signed, but the workers did not work according to the EC contract, and the [supervisor] asked the manager to fire them if she did not like it.

The manager did not distinguish between right and wrong, and did not want to work according to the EC contract ...

On the first day, the two workers who inspected the fabrics were fired, saying that they were wearing a bad shirt. Now, the [supervisor] is recklessly firing workers every time she wants to fire them, which is a disadvantage for the workers and is also violating the law.

In this case, QC Super immediately quit his job and deducted 50,000 kyats from his salary. The employer has been firing many workers without any reason ...

In the workplace, workers are being asked for unfair [targets]. There are only 19 people on a machine line, and one machine operator has to sew from two to three points, and they are being forced to pay 40 units for a piece that does not meet the [targets]. They are asking for 100/120 units for a piece that should be sewn 80/90 units. The number of people on the machine line is not increased, and the employer is asking for unfair labor [targets] that are not equal to the number of people. When workers ask for [targets], the line supervisors scold them. They are scolding and forcing the employer to meet the standards requested by the employer.

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When the workers went to work, they had to work from 8 am to 6:30 pm, and from 7 pm to 12 midnight, they had to work overtime. Even though they had to work overtime at night, the employer gave them a ferry, but the workers worked overtime according to their own arrangements.

The workers did not have to work overtime when the employer called them, and if they did not work, they were harassed, discriminated against, and even though they were asked to work overtime, the employer did not give them a ferry, They asked for a ferry to go home early in the morning because they couldn’t pay at night, but they didn’t pay. They asked day laborers to work in the factory, and they asked them to work during busy hours and then for more than 2 months, and when they were able to make a garment, the employer fired them.

When inspecting the factory and not getting the order, the employer also took money from the workers and forced them to sign the contract. The toilets used by the workers were not clean. The Harmony Garment Factory in Hlaing Tharyar was taking Korean orders. The employer often committed violations against the workers. The Labor Inspection Office inspected the factory and found that the employer was doing more and more things without any changes in the workplace ...

Workers’ request.

1. When requesting a [target] from the employer, request a [target] that a worker can achieve.
2. When requesting a [target], the supervisors should not curse or speak rudely to the workers.
3. If the employer calls for overtime up to 12 o'clock at night, it should be done only with the consent of the workers.
4. If the employer calls for overtime, the workers should be provided with a ferry.....
5. "Wonderful Apparel Factory Workers' Letter ...

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