PHNOM PENH, July 22 (Reuters) – One by one, Yan Chornai’s co-workers slumped to the floor of their garment factory in Cambodia’s capital, overcome by the sweltering heat, long shifts and choking stench of chemicals.
The exact cause of the sudden illness overcoming about 300 workers at the Hung Wah textiles factory this week is unclear. The factory owners have said nothing as dozens of employees like Yan Chornai were being treated in hospital.
“I looked around me and everyone was collapsing, everyone was scared and crying,” Yan Chornai, 23, said from her hospital bed, hooked to an intravenous drip.
The faintings at Hung Wah, which produces clothing for Western brands including H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMb.ST), were not isolated incidents, but part of a growing trend in the “sweat shops” that provide vital revenue for one of Asia’s poorest countries.
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