PHNOM PENH - Cambodia Nearly 300 workers fell ill at the weekend. They are a garment factory workers in Sweden's Hennes & Mauritz AB (H & M).A total of 284 workers passed out on Tuesday and Wednesday in Kampong Chhnang province, approximately 91 kilometers from Phnom Penh. Some reports claim the smell before they appear faint.
"The workers smelled a foul odor from the clothes." said one worker Norn Leakhena told Reuters on Friday (08/26/2011).
However, the deputy local police, Ly Virak, said hundreds of workers due to fainting health factors. As a result, apart delaying operations until next week. A total of 4000 workers are welcome to rest.
On Tuesday, 86 sick workers and 198 others fainted. Party H & M is currently also investigating the cause of fainting workers. International Labour Organization (ILO) have not found the cause of the fainting of these workers.
Some international NGOs in the research expressed Most employees who work in factories pakaianan in some countries also suffered the same fate as happened in Cambodia.
During the year, carrying more than 1,000 garment workers fainted as a result of working hours is too long and the pay is small.
Related to this report, the company sparked a new policy related to Puma's 3400 health care employees. Puma apply 60 hours of work per week and two hours maximum for overtime for each employee
