Another mass fainting, but H&M ‘not to blame’
The second mass fainting in a month at Kampong Chhnang’s M&V garment factory, a supplier for global retailer H&M, saw 23 women taken to hospital yesterday, bringing the total number of affected workers in August to 67. Noun Sam Ol, president of the Free Trade Union at M&V, said yesterday that the women, who were sent home to recover after their hospital visit, had been working multiple overtime shifts, leaving some feeling weak later in the day. ... Soam Sinath, deputy director of Kampong Chhnang provincial labour department, said the faintings were not caused by the factory but rather the women’s existing health issues. ...
