By Hsu Latt Phyu - Nov 10, 2025
Victor House Co., Ltd, a Chinese citizen-owned garment factory located in the lower Hlaingtharyar Township, is reportedly violating workers’ rights, according to the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM). The factory primarily produces PAPAYA-brand garments and employs more than 900 workers, mostly sewing shirts and pants.
Workers allege that the factory unfairly imposes excessive production quotas, demanding each sewing line consisting of around 30 workers to produce more than 50 pieces per hour. Those who fail to meet the target are reportedly called into the office and forced to sign reprimand, they said.
In addition, workers claim that supervisors and line leaders frequently shout at them and verbally abuse them. Some even report that workers who resist or express disagreement are pressured or intimidated into submission.
Concerns also extend to the wage system. Workers say that during payroll distribution, HR staff and supervisors hand out blank grading forms and instruct workers to fill them out themselves, allegedly downgrading their previous grade levels.
For example, workers who previously earned an A grade are told to write themselves down as B, and B grade workers are pushed down to C. This system leads to pay cuts based on downgraded performance levels, workers report.
The factory’s pay structure is as follows:
- Daily allowance & support – 10,800 MMK
- Attendance bonus – 50,000 MMK
- A grade – 85,000 MMK
- B grade – 50,000 MMK
- C grade – 30,000 MMK
Workers also say they are denied paid leave, and when requesting time off, they are penalized with a 50,000 MMK deduction per day.
In terms of factory conditions, workers say there are insufficient toilets and a lack of cleanliness, and they are urging relevant authorities to conduct inspections and ensure the workplace meets health and safety standards.
Workers’ demands include:
- Supervisors and line leaders must stop shouting or verbally abusing workers when assigning production quotas.
- Factory management must allow workers to take the paid leave they are legally entitled to.
- Management must address the shortage of toilets and ensure sanitary conditions.
- Supervisors must not discriminate against workers who disagree with them or attempt to force them to quit.
- Punishments such as forced reprimand for production errors must be immediately stopped.
