"It is said that Myanmar Fortress Wealth Garment factory is forced to replace Thingyan holidays", March 24 2023

... At the Myanmar Fortress Wealth Garment Factory, which opened at the corner of Anawrahta Road and Irrawaddy Road, the workers of the factory said that they are asking for replacements for the upcoming Thingyan holidays.

"Before Thingyan, the factory will be closed on April 7th until the 18th. From now on, public holidays will be replaced by public holidays, and workers will be forced to work overtime without their consent," said a factory worker.

It is reported that the factory... operates with more than 1,200 workers...

In the workplace, casual leave is not given [and workers are set unreasonable targets].

"We are not allowed to enjoy legal rights. For example, casual leave is given after more than 6 months of service. During the intervals, the worker has problems. We do not [get leave if we ask the] supervisor....There are problems with drinking water in the factory," said a worker.

He said that if a machine line requests a fabric [target], depending on the number of fabrics, 480 fabrics per day will be requested, and 2,880 fabrics will be paid for a week until Saturday.

Factory workers receive 4,800 kyats per day per month, 16,000 kyats per day, and clothing bonus.

The worker said that if any type of leave is missed for one day, 5,000 kyats will be deducted for one day of absence, and if 2 days are missed, all day pay, overtime pay, etc. will be deducted.

In addition, forcing workers to work overtime on Sundays without their consent; The workers reported that the employer is finding it difficult to close the Thingyan office holidays without any law, and instead of working days, they are calling for overtime.

[Translation via Google Translate]