Myanmar garment workers face ‘escalating’ abuses – report

YANGON – Garment workers in Myanmar continue to face worsening conditions following the country’s violent military coup in February 2021, according to a new report.

The Business and Human Rights Centre (BHRC) says it has tracked 665 allegations of garment worker abuse in Myanmar from the time of the coup, in which the country’s military illegally seized power, until October 2024.

According to the BHRC live tracker, incidents have occurred at garment factories that supply the likes of Adidas, H&M, Benetton, Guess, Bestseller, El Corte Ingles, and Intersport among many others.