By Min Ni Kyaw - Jul 01, 2024
Workers from Myanmar Huasheng Golden Fashion garment factory which located at Anawrahta Industrial Zone, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon said that they worked overtime until mid-night once in two days for the whole month of June.
“We worked until mid-night once in two days for the whole month. And worked until 7:30 on other days including the Saturdays. We have to work until 12:00 pm on all-night overtime days,” a worker said.
They have to sleep at the factory in the dark after the overtime. The working hours of the factory are from 7:30 to 4:30 pm and have to work continuously until 7:00 pm since the lunch without break time.
“We finish at 12:00pm and sleep in the dark at the factory. Go back to home at 5:00 pm and came back to work after preparing for lunch and taking a bath. We don’t even have time to eat as they call us to come 20 minutes earlier. We have to work continuously until 7:00 pm since the lunch without break time. We have to eat only after we got back home,” said a worker from factory.
“We feel dizzy in the workplace due to lack of sleep but have to tolerate. It is not a problem to work until 6:00 pm. They give us leaves but cut half of the attendance bonus and the daily wages for an absent. The salary obviously low as soon as we miss a day of work,” said a worker.
A worker of the Myanmar Huasheng Golden Garment Factory told his experience that although the township labor office official visited the workers, they were not allowed to answer independently.
“The overtime was not called anymore as the factory was reported. They called the workers with microphone during inspection and it was at the manager's office. How can we answer? We don’t want to lose our jobs. Every workers were present there but no one dares to say the truth,” they said.
The workers also said that the factory knew in advance that the township labor office would visit and they taught the workers to give false answers.
Myanmar Huasheng Golden garment factory is opearting with more than 1,000 workers and 15 machine lines. The factory is owned by a Chinese employer. The workers told Myanmar Labour News that there is no Workplace coordination committee and trade union in the factory.
