"Hengda Myanmar Garment Factory Workers Continue to Work Overtime on Sundays", 31 July 2024

They work until 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. They don't get a day off on Sundays.

Brand representatives and labor office officials are not effective in inspecting workers...

If you come home late during the rainy season, there is no one on the way home, and security is unreliable.

The electricity is also out all the time, so even if you get robbed on the road, you won’t know. It’s not convenient to cook. When we return, no shops are open. It’s very difficult...

Last Sunday (July 28), we also worked overtime.

...if you don’t work because you’re sick, the leaders [ask] in public why you didn’t work.

The WCC team also didn’t say anything for fear of being criticized. They couldn’t complain. No matter how hard I try, it never works. Please help.

...In June, H&M brand representatives...conducted an inspection due to complaints that labor rights were being violated. The workers said that the brand representatives found that the factory was [hiring workers as] day laborer[s] and that workers were being forced to work on weekends. The workers said that the factory was closed for one day only after the inspection. However, after the inspection, the workers sent a letter...saying that the factory was violating the law and forcing them to work overtime.

The Hengda garment factory is located in In-Lyte village, Hmawbi Township, and employs around 1,500 workers..

[Translation via Google Translate]