Factory ordered to clean act

25 November 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Infrastructure / Labor / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Safety and health at work / Unions / Water and sanitation
Free Trade Union / FTU / Khouth Touch / King First Industrial Co Ltd / Seng Sakada

The Ministry of Labour has ordered management at a Kandal province garment factory to clean their workroom and limit employees’ overtime hours, in response to over 100 workers fainting over two days.

During a visit to King First Industrial Co, Ltd’s Kandal location yesterday, Seng Sakada, director-general of the Labour Ministry, cited excessive overtime, insufficient ventilation and poor sanitation as likely causes for Thursday and Friday’s mass faintings. ...

 Mom Kunthear
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