Take action: Solidarity with garment workers in Myanmar

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Hello,

As I’m sure you are aware, there is brutal military coup taking place in Myanmar right now. Garment workers are courageously leading the resistance, and are not only facing the brutal retaliation of the military, but are being subjected to intimidation, such with factory owners the denying wages of those  taking holiday leave to participate in protests, and threats of mass dismissal. In some cases, workers have been laid off by factory management.

Garment workers are calling on brands, including yours, to speak out and show solidarity with the workers. The Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar (IWFM) has made four demands for brands:

1) Issue a public condemnation of the military coup in Myanmar.
2) Issue a public statement that the military coup, if continued, will have a negative impact on future international investments and on the Myanmar economy and social development.
3) To exercise due diligence to ensure there is no business or investment ties that are directly owned or associated in the supply chain.
4) When working with businesses and suppliers not tied to the military in Myanmar, ensure that their business activities and suppliers do not contribute to or aggravate human rights violations. And that no worker or union leaders should be punished for going on strike or joining the current demonstrations against the coup

They have also called for brands to exercise due diligence with suppliers, to ensure that the right to freedom of association and to join trade union activities, under the ILO Convention No.87, is respected, and that human rights abuses in the supply chain are identified and addressed.

I would like to know what your brand has done to ensure these demands are met, and what you have done to protect your workers, who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to keep your business afloat.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

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Take action: Solidarity with garment workers in Myanmar

Solidarity with Garment Workers in Myanmar

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