Myanmar: GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) garment factory allegedly working 'hand-in-hand' with yellow union, violating ILO convention on freedom of association
Résumé
Date indiquée: 23 Jui 2022
Lieu: Birmanie
Entreprises
GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) - Supplier , PEP&CO - Buyer , Primark (part of Associated British Foods) - Former buyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1555
Travailleurs: ( 1555 - Lieu inconnu , Vêtements et textile , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Mandatory overtime , Liberté syndicale , Wage TheftRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par BHRRC
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) allegedly supplies to Pep&Co and supplied Primark; Pep&Co and Primark provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. In November 2022, Primark stated it no longer sources from the factory, and Pep&Co stated it would cease operations with the factory after its final order was completed.
Type de source: News outlet
“Chinese-owned GTIG Huasheng garment factory violates workers' rights”, 23 June 2022
Labor activists say the…GTIG Huasheng (Myanmar) garment factory…is in clear violation of Article 87 of the ILO Convention.
According to Article 87 of the ILO Convention, the right to freedom of association must be observed. However, the factory is not compliant and is working hand in hand with a yellow union formed by its employer to accept well-known brands.
A union leader said: “The factory is making clothes under the PEP & CO and Primark brands…The factory did not oppose the formation of a union…Employers do not have the right to form a union or to destroy it," he told the DVB.
In addition, the factory forced workers to work overtime, did not pay full overtime pay, and was subject to fraud.
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