"Prettex Myanmar Factory Forced to Work Overtime on Public Holiday", 15 October 2024

Workers at Prettex Myanmar factory say they are being forced to work overtime on the public holiday, the Thadingyut holiday (October 16).

“They are telling us to postpone our return date, and they are forcing us to work on the holiday,” said one worker.

Most of the workers are migrant workers, so they have planned to return home during the long public holiday...the workers say they are losing money because they are forced to work against their will.

"...the car ticket has already been canceled...Those who are going back to Bago have to rent a car together. We have lost the car ticket..." the worker said...

"...The factory has not formed a WCC for more than 2 years. Now they are manipulating the holidays as...they want to. " said a factory worker.

The Prettex Myanmar factory is located in the Sadukan Industrial Zone, Shwe Pyithar Township, Yangon, and is...employing around 1,000 workers...

[Translation via Google Translate]