The issue that cause Jia Xin(Myanmar) Garment Co;Ltd labours to resign for forcing overtime for free reaches a settlement. The factory is located in War Ta Yar Street 2, War Ta Yar Industrial Zone, Shwe Pyi Thar Township.
12 labours including the super and leader left the workplace on 12-8-23 for couldn’t tolerate anymore of being forced to work overtime for free.
The first attempt negotiation of the case didn’t reach a settlement and the military and police raided and threatened the labours houses at the night. But the employer refuse upon this.
“We negotiated the whole day. But we found a gap on salary only after we reached a settlement. As we only negotiated for the 12 labours to return to the factory, we consider that they should sign if the salary gap is resolve at the pay day and if not resign. But this morning the employer said he won’t pay and the labours also stated that they will only return only if they got that. So that STUM, the negotiation party paid cover for this. The contract is signed and the issue is resolved now,” known from the individual close to the labours.
These things exist among the violations upon the labours in the factory:
1. The HR always decides alone in the workplace as he takes the role of both Interpreter and production
2. Forcing overtime for free
3. Hacking the labours signs on the resign paper without informing them
The factory is currently manufacturing a Japanese Brand as a sub-order from another factory and that factory is monitoring upon the violations.
“They are not union members. They are just members of the union in the previous factory. They reorganized in this factory only after their first union disband. The only thing to go is arbitration if it is not resolve. But we don’t consider this too much as we already hope that they will order nonsenses. We have already reported to complaint mechanism. We will do it by brand names as they manufacture ZARA and GU,” said the supporter.
