"GTIG EASTAR factory (3) Thousands of workers suffered", 20 April 2024

I want to ask for help. From GTIG EASTAR station (3).

Until now, the boss of the factory has not paid any compensation to the employees for the time the factory was closed due to the fire.

...the factory...lied [and said] that they would pay if they got...orders. Now, even though I get a lot of personal orders, So far I have not received anything.

During the months of closure due to the fire, the staff did not get any help. In the past, factory workers tried to ask for damages...Other factories have already paid compensation to the employees...

Now the factory has its own order Lpp for the year 2024. OVS is the same.

There are orders at the factory. No help from brands. I can't get help from other organizations either...

(Note: GTIG EASTAR (3) factory is a Chinese-owned factory, and it is a factory that sew[ed] [for] brands such as OVS, KIABI, C&A, TESCO, ZARA, House F&F Brand, including TESCO...

In March 2021, the factory was closed after 7 months after a fire. The owner of the factory is refusing to pay compensation to the employees for the period of closure of the factory...The GTIG-EASTAR Garment Factory...has nearly 2,000 workers, so the damages are many.

Almost 7 months after the factory fire, the factory workers were recalled. According to Myanmar Labor News' records, workers from remote areas were given only 3 days to start work, and most of them lost their jobs due to the difficult situation of returning due to the political situation.

[Translation via Google Translate]