"De Xin Myanmar Garment Factory Inspected and Workers Fired", 13 August 2024

The De Xin Myanmar Garment Factory...located at No. (-), Thein Chaung Road, Wa Thara Industrial Zone, Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Yangon Region, was inspected by the department and some workers were fired.

The factory manager told the workers that they would be rewarded with 100,000 baht if they told the news agency about the factory. During the inspection, the workers who answered truthfully about the violations were taken to the relevant office and told [them], "We lied and the manager [told] us to [report on] good news from the factory."

The workers also said that some workers were fired for answering truthfully during the inspection.

...On...17th [July], Labour News reported that a joint team from the relevant department entered the factory on July 24th and conducted inspections and called in workers.

During the interrogation, the workers were asked to answer truthfully, and "they answered truthfully about the conditions in the factory office, including overtime. After the relevant office officials left, the factory manager summoned the workers who told the truth and accused them of reporting the factory office news and lying about the inspection. The factory manager then summoned the workers and told them to write back [and say] that the factory was good because they had lied to the inspectors.

The inspection by the relevant office officials did not bring any changes to the factory workers, but only resulted in some workers being fired and pressured by the workers.

The factory opened more than two years ago and produces [for] the brands Prenatal / SOULCAL & CO / VOYAGER with more than 500 workers. It is reported that there is no labor union or WCC to mediate disputes within the factory.

[Translation via Google Translate]