Myo Thein
Feb 13, 2026
#Letter
We are workers from Uni-Win Leather wallet factory, located near Paik Gyi We village, Hlegu Township. We would like to report the situation we are facing at our workplace.
Our all-supervisor is a man. He verbally abuses them without any respect if he does not get along with someone. He uses harsh and degrading words even toward workers who are old enough to be his mother.
Workers who are close to him are promoted to supervisor positions. Because of his behavior, many workers have resigned. When a worker wants to resign, they cannot leave properly. Security guards do not allow them to leave the factory if he refuses to sign their clearance. Some workers have even missed their transportation home because of this.
We have reported these issues to HR. Although there is said to be a WCC in the factory, they only protect one another and pressure the workers who make complaints instead of helping us.
Our factory is considered one of the worst in the Hlegu area. When we are required to work overtime, it often continues until 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. On Saturdays, we are released at 5:30 p.m., but then called back at 7:30 p.m. and made to work again until 10:30 p.m. In some weeks, we are even required to work on Sundays.
Workers receive 2,000 kyats or more per hour for overtime in other factories. At Uni-Win, new workers receive only 1,400 kyats per hour and experienced workers receive 1,600 kyats per hour, even though we all work the same overtime hours.
Nearby factories pay around 30,000 kyats, and some pay 50,000 or 60,000 kyats or attendance bonuses. At our factory, we receive only 10,000 kyats. The entire amount is deducted if we are absent for one day.
Deductions are also made if we are late for the morning face scan or if we are forced to sign warning letters. They still look for faults and make us sign warning letters without valid reasons even when we receive skill allowances.
When we work hard and speak up, neither the worker representatives nor HR protect us. HR does not take action according to regulations. There was even a case where a Chinese manager threw a bag at a worker. When this was reported to HR, the issue was dismissed lightly without proper action.
Many of us came from rural areas because of the political situation. We endure both physical and emotional hardship just to survive. We cannot return home. It is not only physical exhaustion that we suffer. It is emotionally painful when we are oppressed in this way.
Even if strong action cannot be taken, we hope that at least the most serious abuses can be stopped.
We respectfully ask for help.
