Cambodia: Fainting hits another factory

[Ronan Kelly]

Fainting hits another factory
Monday, 23 August 2010 15:02 May Titthara .

A GARMENT factory in Kampong Chhnang province was briefly shut at the weekend after almost 200 workers fainted on the job, officials said.

Roughly 185 employees at the M&V garment factory passed out and were sent to hospital Saturday, said Pao Sitha, director of the Kampong Chhnang Department of Labour and Vocational Training. He suggested a variety of explanations, from shock at a sudden power cut to health issues.

?They were afraid when the electricity in the factory was cut off, causing some workers to faint,? he said. ?Then other workers followed them and fainted as well.?

Pao Sitha said it was likely that the workers were prone to fainting because they lacked vitamins from not having enough food to eat.

One of the workers, Meas Sopheap, said she fainted after inhaling strong chemicals from the fabrics.

?I was working, but I smelled this awful smell from the cotton inside the factory, and it caused me to collapse and lose consciousness,? she said.

Sam Chankea, the provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said doctors informed him that the workers fainted because of a lack of proper nutrients in their food. ?In my opinion, if a lack of vitamins caused almost 200 workers to faint, maybe the factory should shut down,? he said.

Sam Chankea suggested that the chemicals found in the cotton may have also played a role in the mass fainting.

Last week, in two incidents, more than 100 workers fainted at the Manhattan Cambodia garment factory in Kampong Cham province, forcing its
temporary closure.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Cambodia: Fainting hits another factory

Mass fainting at factory
Thursday, 23 September 2010 15:01 Mom Kunthear .
MORE than 20 workers were hospitalised on Tuesday and Wednesday after fainting on the job at the M&V garment factory in Kampong Chhnang province, a union representative said. Choub Samol said officials from the provincial environment department had investigated the factory after the fainting spell and concluded that it was caused by the workers? poor health. A provincial labour department official offered a similar explanation when nearly 200 workers at the factory fainted last month. But Choub Samol said he believed chemicals at the factory were to blame.

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[Emily]

Re: Cambodia: Fainting hits another factory

Mass Fainting Incident at Nike Factory in Cambodia

By Ally Betker
4/4/12 at 1:20 PM

More terrible news out of Cambodia: At least 107 garment workers at a factory where Nike apparel is reportedly made fainted on Wednesday, potentially from exposure to chemicals and poor ventilation. This is the latest in a series of mass fainting incidents in the country over the past year; in August, 284 workers passed out at a factory that supplies H&M, and in June, 49 workers got sick at a factory that produces clothes for Puma. Just last week, a group of women protesting the poor working conditions were beaten. Unfortunately, this likely won't be the last we hear of these issues.