Boss blames panic on alarm

5 August 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce
Cambodia / Chea Mony / Fire Alarm / Free Trade Union / Garment Factory / Generator / Incident / Kea Cheakea / Mok Hong / Phnom Penh / Police / Safety Concerns / workers / Zhen Tai Garment (Cambodia) Co Ltd

About 2,000 workers fled a garment factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh and an estimated 30 workers fainted yesterday after sparks started flying from a generator and a fire alarm went off at 10:00am. Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union, said the episode highlighted safety concerns at the facility. A manager at Zhen Tai Garment (Cambodia) Co Ltd, however, downplayed the incident, blaming it on the person who pulled the fire alarm. Zhen Tai’s chief of administration Kea Cheakea said there had been no reason to pull it.

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