"MENGYUE GARMENT Factory: Workers forced to leave without signing EC contract, pay cut"

Workers at MENGYUE GARMENT, located at No. -, Mya Taung Min U Mok Road, Shwe Lin Van Set Tu Zone, Hlaing Tharyar Township, are forced to leave without signing EC contract and are violating their rights, according to workers.

It ... and employs more than 200 workers. The brand it produces is PALLTEX brand chef uniforms.

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"When I was called for a job, I was told in the interview that I would be paid 6,800 kyats per day, 2,000 kyats as allowance, and 1,400 kyats for OT. If I left because I was not satisfied with the work, I would only pay the day and OT, and I would not pay the 2,000 kyats as allowance. The workers would tell me to go wherever they wanted," the worker said.

The factory is demanding too much fabric standards, and there are only about 30 workers per production line. They ask for 30 fabrics per hour, and if they don't meet the standards, they are charged a debt and have to make up for it.

"We have to pay 30 chef's uniforms per production line per hour. If we don't meet that, we charge the workers a debt and have them eat quickly during lunch breaks and sew the fabrics," the worker said.

If the factory does not meet the standards set by the factory, the supervisors, such as the factory manager, are rude and abusive, and they even tell them to humiliate them.

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If a worker takes any type of leave at the factory, he is deducted 6,800 kyats in daily allowance, 2,000 kyats in allowance, and 30,000 kyats in regular salary. If he falls ill at work and returns home by gate, his regular salary is deducted, so he is not entitled to casual leave or medical leave.

The worker said that the factory has not signed an EC contract.

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The workers want the following issues to be resolved because of the violations in the workplace. The demands are:

1. The employer should not deduct the full 30,000 kyats from the daily wage if the workers take a break because they are not well.
2. The employer and the workers should both agree to sign an EC contract.
3. The employer should not issue unilateral rules and rule the workers in a dictatorial manner.
4. The ... factory manager and the interpreter should not curse or speak rudely to the workers.
5. The employer should only ask for standards that the workers can meet.

[Translation via Google Translate]