Mass faintings occur at two garment factories in Cambodia
At least 104 workers at two Cambodian factories fainted on Thursday morning due to exposures to chemical substances, the country’s union and factory officials said. …
Soeun Kea, head of the Free Trade Union at the Shimano factory in Kampong Speu Province, said that at least 26 garment workers got fainted due to bad smell of glue that was used to stick shoes. …
In another factory, Crystal Martin-Cambodia Limited, in Kandal Province, some 78 garment workers also got fainted due to the bad smell of sulfuric acid coming out of an exploded battery used in their workplace. …
Mass fainting has subsequently occurred in Cambodian garment factories. Last year, 823 workers got fainted mainly due to overwork, poor health, exposure to chemical substances, and hysteria, according to the report of the Ministry of Labor. …
Shanghai Daily News Staff
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