Around 1,450 Myanmar migrant workers were abruptly fired by an electronics firm in Thailand’s Phetchaburi Province this week after being pressured to sign away their jobs, labor rights activists say.

Workers sacked from Cal-Comp Electronics told The Irrawaddy they were forced out of the factory on Tuesday evening after being confined inside all day and threatened with arrest unless they signed documents in exchange for a lump‑sum payment of 10,000 baht (around US$ 308).

Labor activists say the company violated Thai labor law by failing to provide advance notice and coercing employees into signing termination papers.

Workers said that members of the Myanmar Embassy joined local authorities in carrying out the mass dismissal. They also accused factory staff of bribing Thai officials to overlook the illegal action…

Many of the dismissed employees had paid brokers between 10,000 and 15,000 baht to secure jobs at the plant, which produces circuit boards and electronic components, including Apple Watch parts, according to the Myanmar Human Rights Alliance Committee (MHAC)…

Cal‑Comp Electronics said the layoffs were necessary due to global economic pressures and falling demand. …

The firm said all affected workers received legally required compensation…