Workers told Myanmar Labor News that Universal Garment Factory Universal Apparel Co, Ltd has an attendance machine which records entry and exist and they have to pay 500 Kyats immediately if they are not recorded.

"If someone is not recorded for any kind of reason, they will start yelling for 500 MMK fine with the microphone," said a worker.

"Workers have said that Universal Garment has had that detector for more than 2 years, and that it has been placed at a place where the garment is using as both entrance and exist. The clerks also collect the attendance list, even after recording with the machine" he said. 

Even through the clerks list the attendance, the workers still need to pay 500MMK fine if they miss the machine record.

The workers also said that record system is convenient it is convenient for entry but it does not for exist as there is always a crowd and there are many workers who don’t get recorded.

"As for the workers, they have to pay the fine every time the machine doesn’t register them without knowing there is errors. We don't know who is doing what with that money. We are being cut off almost every day as we are not recorded. " a worker said. 

Workers said that Universal Garment Factory Universal Apparel Co., Ltd. is located at Ngwe Pinle Industrial Zone, Hlaing Thar and owned by a Korean National.

The factory operates with more than 1,000 workers and manufactures brands such as ELCORTE, MOORES, DUMRP and Dutmp and exports to The United States, Canada and Korea.