Workers faint from factory polish fumes
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Workers faint from factory polish fumes
More mysterious mass faintings in a factory which may or may not be registered, where conditions are bad, workers are unhappy ...
24 November 2017
- More than 20 garment workers fainted yesterday morning at the capital’s Canadia Industrial Park after succumbing to polish fumes from a nearby furniture factory, according to police.
The workers were employed by the Yuonsi factory in Choam Chao commune and taken to a clinic after the neighbouring factory sprayed polish on its products, according to Ros Saradi, a Choam Chao police officer stationed at the park.
“[Police] officials also checked the furniture factory but they said their workers were not affected. Why did it affect other workers from a different factory?’’ he said.
Saradi added that most of the workers returned home after they received treatment for dizziness and headaches.
Bun Vann, a unionist for the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union at the nearby Orient factory, said Yuonsi was a subcontractor and initially produced shoes but switched to clothing after an ownership change.
“Working conditions are bad and workers do not work there for a long time. Many workers quit the job, and move to work somewhere else,” Vann said.
Saradi said he did not check if the factory was registered with the government saying, “It’s not my duty to check if they are registered or not.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/w ... lish-fumes
24 November 2017
- More than 20 garment workers fainted yesterday morning at the capital’s Canadia Industrial Park after succumbing to polish fumes from a nearby furniture factory, according to police.
The workers were employed by the Yuonsi factory in Choam Chao commune and taken to a clinic after the neighbouring factory sprayed polish on its products, according to Ros Saradi, a Choam Chao police officer stationed at the park.
“[Police] officials also checked the furniture factory but they said their workers were not affected. Why did it affect other workers from a different factory?’’ he said.
Saradi added that most of the workers returned home after they received treatment for dizziness and headaches.
Bun Vann, a unionist for the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union at the nearby Orient factory, said Yuonsi was a subcontractor and initially produced shoes but switched to clothing after an ownership change.
“Working conditions are bad and workers do not work there for a long time. Many workers quit the job, and move to work somewhere else,” Vann said.
Saradi said he did not check if the factory was registered with the government saying, “It’s not my duty to check if they are registered or not.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/w ... lish-fumes
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Re: Workers faint from factory polish fumes
If they already faint from Polish fumes, they better not try Hungarian ones.
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Re: Workers faint from factory polish fumes
there is a real labor shortage here and workers can be very mobile- quit a job and be working elsewhere with a day or 2
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Re: Workers faint from factory polish fumes
frank lee bent wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:32 pm there is a real labor shortage here and workers can be very mobile- quit a job and be working elsewhere with a day or 2
So whats the final outcome going to be. Will factories pay a higher salary to get and keep the workers,,, which will end up making the end product too expensive,,, and so the solution would be more automation and robots, or will factories move over seas. Maybe some of those Cambodians working overseas already will return if salaries go up.
No matter in which direction I look I see Cambodia having a very confusing future.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Re: Workers faint from factory polish fumes
they are outbidding each other on a monthly basis for clothing and footwear.
there is only here and bangladesh at the lowest levels.
note the garment industry min wage will soon be $180 base.
but they cannot get ANYONE to even start for that money now.
in SV, illiterate 17 year old buffet replenishers get $200.
how do i know- well, i just lost young brother who was working with me to a Chinese casino LOL
there is only here and bangladesh at the lowest levels.
note the garment industry min wage will soon be $180 base.
but they cannot get ANYONE to even start for that money now.
in SV, illiterate 17 year old buffet replenishers get $200.
how do i know- well, i just lost young brother who was working with me to a Chinese casino LOL
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