ဂ်ိဳဟိုးမွ ျမန္မာအလုပ္သမားတို႕ အခြင့္အေရးအတြက္ေဆာင္ရြက္ေပးမႈ

Information release 05

Date 29 April 2009

Local Basic SDN BHD (355228-D) is based in Nusajaya Township, Johor state. Nepalese, Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Vietnamese, Philippines, Sri Lankan and Burmese migrant workers are working in this factory. The factory is doing Machining, surface finishing and assembly of fabricated metal products. The factory is working under ISO 9001 QMS and ISO 14001 EMS but the authorities have not provided working equipment such as safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, ear muffs etc. If the workers don’t use, they safety equipment, factory management will fine them. The fine is various styles. If the workers make mistakes the supervisors or line leaders will beat, slap, kick or push the workers. The workers find it very difficult to get medical leave. So they work even when they are sick. The workers are working overtime more than 120 hours per month. These are not normal hours and do not include rest days. Most of the workers are not skilled so their work is difficult and dangerous.

The living conditions are poor because up to 35 people are sharing a room 10x25 square feet in size. Thus, the rooms are over crowded and unhygienic. Water and electricity are paid for by workers. All of the workers must eat at the factory canteen. The authorities do not allow other food. If they don’t obey, they will be fined RM 50. The workers started to complain about the working conditions and turn to the labour department of Burma campaign Malaysia. BCM explained the worker right in Malaysia and also help them to write down their demands. The workers reported to Galang Patah police station, asking them to investigate about the abuses and violations of labour rights.

On 13th March 2009, 10 am, the factory operation manager Mr. Simon Wong and Human resource manager Mr. Foong Kok Leong arrived at the police station to discuss the police report. The factory has over 100 Burmese workers. All of them are not company work permit workers. Some of the workers have been recruited from Ever Green Reliance SDN BHD. During this economic recession, the factory doesn’t have so many orders so 25 workers have been sent back to Ever Green Reliance SDN BHD. Therefore workers can not report to the labour office of human resource ministry for their demands.

But the human resource manager Mr. Foong promised the labour department of BCM and the police that they will not abuse their workers and will follow the current Malaysia labour law in future. This information has been provided by Mr. Charles Hector, The Network Action for Migrant in Malaysia and Ms. Pranom Somwong, Migrant Hub foundation. We also attach the police report and other documents which are required.

For more information

Ko Tun Tun 016-2980 784

Ko Harun 016-2444 167

Ko Yan Naing Tun 010-2066 085

bcmtuntun@yahoo.com