Garment factories required to issue recommendation letters for Thingyan travel

The Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association has instructed factory owners to provide travel recommendation letters, if necessary, for workers who would return to their natives during Thingyan.
With a recommendation format, MGMA has given this instruction to help workers not have difficulty on their journey home during Thingyan.
“We’ve known that MGMA gave this instruction to CMP garment factory owners to provide recommendation letters for those who want to return to their natives without having difficulty on their journey. MGMA has provided a recommendation format,” said a factory owner.
During the Thingyan holidays, the majority of workers and the public usually return to their parents in their hometowns and go back to their work after Thingyan.
“Not only a CSC card, a recommendation from ward administration or police is also reportedly required for travelling. Now, factories provide recommendations, so it is fine for workers. We follow the law and also welcome that factories would provide recommendation letters for us,” said Ma Yu Yu Zaw, a garment factory worker from Hlinethaya Industrial Zone. — MT/ZS/ED