Burmese bra workers resume protest

More than 3,000 female Burmese workers at a bra factory in Tak's Mae Sot district again went on strike on Monday over an assault on two of an employee's relatives by four security officers.

On Friday, workers from Top Form Brassiere (Mae Sot) Co Ltd gathered in front of the plant and demanded that police show them the two Burmese victims, Awor and Korla, whom they earlier suspected had been killed after the assault.

The protest ended on Sunday after police showed the angry workers that Awor was alive, while Korla returned to Burma to receive medical treatment.

The protest resumed on Monday. The workers demanded the plant owner rehire sacked Burmese workers and provide them with the welfare benefits they were entitled to under the law.

Mae Sot police chief Possawat Taengjui said the police were negotiating with the representatives of the Burmese workers.

About 100 police had been deployed around the plant and nearby villages, Pol Col Possawat said.