Myanmar's Garment Workers Are Calling for Fashion's Support Myanmar's Garment Workers Are Calling for Fashion Industry Support A demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on February 9, 2021. Getty Images / SAI AUNG MAIN Remake CEO Ayesha Barenblat and PayUp Fashion's Elizabeth L. Cline hosted an emergency conference recently in which a number of union leaders and garment workers spoke of the current situation in Myanmar. The discussion primarily addressed how the military coup is affecting garment workers in the region and how the brands they work for are — or rather, are not — helping their employees. Peaceful protests have been taking place across Myanmar since the military seized control on February 1, deposing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, but the crackdown on anti-coup demonstrators has been brutal. In the last two months, over 500 people have been killed, although the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) says that the real number could be much higher.