DPA
Phnom Penh – An independent report commissioned by German sportswear giant Puma AG has uncovered an array of violations of national law, international practices and the company’s own rules at a Cambodian subcontractor.
Fair Labor Association (FLA), a US-based non-profit group, was asked to investigate conditions at the Huey Chuen factory in Phnom Penh after more than 200 workers apparently fainted over a two-day period in April.
Huey Chuen, which employs 3,300 workers, has since 2006 made shoes for Puma, the world’s third-biggest sporting goods maker after US-based Nike and Germany’s Adidas.
The report, which was released July 18, said there was ‘a strong possibility’ that fainting and illness were due to chemicals, adding that excessive overtime also was likely a contributing factor.
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