"Workers from Panko Bago Company said they are being called for excessive overtime", 25 May 2024

Workers from...Panko Bago Company...said that the factory [has been] calling them [to do] excessive amount of overtime more than 4 months,” a worker said.

“We have to work Sunday overtime every two week[s]. We only have 2 days off per month. We had to bring a bed sheet to sleep on when we are called night overtime. We have to sleep in rows," the workers said.

The factory call[s] [for] overtime...2 hours a day normally but also called [for overtime] until 8:30 or 10:30 pm...and workers have to [make their own]dinner plan....and [are] having to work from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm continuously as well,” according to the workers.

“Those who are not called for overtime go back home at 4:30 but those who are called don’t even have 15 or 20 minutes to rest, so they are more tired,” workers said. And they face problems whenever they see the patrol teams on the way back home after the midnight overtime.

“...There are many people who fainted...[because of working so] much,” workers said. They are not informed about the overtime in advanced so parents [are] worried as they [come] back late. And leaves are not granted in the factory so they are labeled as absent when they take a leave and attendance bonus is cut...

The overtime payment is not transparent..There are supervisors who are selling illegal lotteries and some [of[ the administration team are participating.

“...The factory seems like a casino. The administration team pretended that they don’t know because they too are participating,” the worker said...

Another problem is the workers have to run to the dinning room as it is far from the factory.

There are around 1,000 workers working in the factory...

[Translation via Myanmar Labour News]