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“No one was hurt and no arrest was made,” said Johor CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Amer Awal.
“The police have everything under control,” he told reporters here, adding that there was a misunderstanding because the employers had not been informed earlier about the said worker’s condition.
“The worker had high fever at about 3am. However, he and his colleagues only informed the security guard at about 7am when his condition worsened.
“The guard then informed the employer who called an ambulance,” said SAC Amer.
He added that the workers were impatient with the arrival of the ambulance and decided to rush their colleague to the Sultan Ismail Hospital.
The worker died on the way to the hospital, stirring feelings of anger against the management over their alleged delayed response. Company officials were not available for comment.
JOHOR BARU: The death of a Nepalese factory hand due to high fever triggered a protest by several thousand foreign workers against the management of a factory here yesterday.
The mass protest at the factory’s hostel in the Tebrau industrial area near here was to show their displeasure at the employers who had allegedly been slow in sending the sick worker to hospital.
The majority of the protesters were from Nepal while the others included those from Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India. No casualties were reported in the incident.
The mass protest at the factory’s hostel in the Tebrau industrial area near here was to show their displeasure at the employers who had allegedly been slow in sending the sick worker to hospital.
The majority of the protesters were from Nepal while the others included those from Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India. No casualties were reported in the incident.
“No one was hurt and no arrest was made,” said Johor CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Amer Awal.
“The police have everything under control,” he told reporters here, adding that there was a misunderstanding because the employers had not been informed earlier about the said worker’s condition.
“The worker had high fever at about 3am. However, he and his colleagues only informed the security guard at about 7am when his condition worsened.
“The guard then informed the employer who called an ambulance,” said SAC Amer.
He added that the workers were impatient with the arrival of the ambulance and decided to rush their colleague to the Sultan Ismail Hospital.
The worker died on the way to the hospital, stirring feelings of anger against the management over their alleged delayed response. Company officials were not available for comment.
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