Global clothing retailers have withdrawn from Myanmar one after another, and Uniqlo has also joined the ranks of withdrawal.

(Bloomberg)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Due to issues such as human rights, labor issues, and operational difficulties, global apparel retailers such as Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo in Japan, have ended outsourced manufacturing in Myanmar.

The Myanmar military launched a coup to seize power in February 2021, prompting foreign businessmen to leave, especially those local joint ventures connected to the military.

The junta has been accused of human rights violations for suppressing protests by its opponents. According to the Myanmar NGO Political Prisoner Aid Association, more than 3,000 civilians have been killed and 17,000 people have been politically detained since the coup.

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Fast Retailing is the latest company to announce its withdrawal from Myanmar and has removed its Myanmar partners from the list of garment processing factories.

Fast Retailing said it has outsourced the production of jackets and shirts to another brand, GU, but the partnership with the Myanmar partner will end after the fall/winter 2023 collection.

Marks & Spencer expects to withdraw in March this year, saying: "Any human rights abuses in our supply chain cannot be tolerated."

Ryohin Keikaku, which operates MUJI, intends to end commissioning Myanmar to manufacture down jackets and other items in August.

Irish fast-fashion retailer Primark is also leaving Myanmar, saying that given the deteriorating situation, "we believe our only option is to exit the country in a responsible manner".

"Nikkei Asia" pointed out that under the military government in Myanmar, poor working conditions have not improved, the minimum daily wage of factory workers has remained at 4,800 kyats (NT$70) since 2019, and increasingly frequent power outages And the broken chain of logistics also poses risks for delivery.

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