Not only labor rights violations but also physical assaults have been reported by the workers at the S.M. garment factory, located on Min Ayar Street in the Shwe Than Lwin Industrial Zone, Hlaing Thar Yar Township.

“There is no ferry service for us, whether it's a Sunday or any other day. We are required to sleep at the factory and return at dawn if overtime was demanded until 12:00 AM. In the cavity, the super frequently uses profanity.  If the labour couldn’t tolerate and backtalk, she would be also oppressed for not being comfortable with the super. Labours are also firing with the reason of disobedience. They also faced reduction in the grade bonus. If she doesn’t work collaborate with the super, she would be reduced the grade with nonsense reasons. The owner is a Chinese woman. The factory hasn't been operating for very long. The Chinese issue direct orders to the Myanmar laborers. The Chinese woman smacks the labours if their services don’t fit with those guys orders. The workers who can’t take this have resigned There were hardly any long-term workers left as most of them resigned. As a result, many labours are new ones. 

The factory, which employs a workforce of over 600, is directly managed by its Chinese owner and manufactures the Mayoral Brand.

Around 40-50 of the laborers are daily wage workers, receiving 3600 MMK per day and being compelled to work overtime for an additional 900 MMK. Workers are also penalized or fired for refusing to work overtime. Some laborers resigned even though they had been promoted from daily wage workers to salaried employees, due to being reverted back to daily wage status after taking leave due to illness.
 
The laborers also mentioned that they face difficulties, such as needing a signed card to access the restroom and having to sign a warning for taking a bottle with them to drink.