Tanjung Karang: Six died after inhaling leaked ammonia gas behind the Bagan Pasir Chinese temple here, this morning.
The bodies of the victims, comprising four locals and two Bangladeshis, are now at Tanjung Karang hospital mortuary. - New Straits Times, 11/8/2009, Ammonia gas leak, six dead
Profits are more important in Malaysia - and occupational safety and health of the workers are not important...
Was there an enquiry? Was there an 'act of kindness' in the form of some sort of compensation/donations by the Selangor government (or the relevant Local Council) to the family of the deceased? Has there been a 'black-listing' of the company, its directors and its shareholders... Well, they were after all poor migrant workers that died - and someone important or politically significant...
What about Pakatan Rakyat? Are they different from BN? Are they concerned about workers, and occupational safety and health of workers? To date, it is not at all evident...and remember, there is not much disclosure yet about the death of the 7 workers arising from an unapproved demolition exercise of the old Jaya Supermarket building in Petaling Jaya - hardly a kilometer from the Petaling Jaya's local council building...Occupational Health and Safety seems to be no longer important...and did the 746 workers who died in industrial accidents in Malaysia in 2008 because occupational safety and heath requirements and standards were not met?
Now, we are told that about 90% of transportation companies in Malaysia are not even bothered about Occupational Health and Safety matters...
A few weeks ago, we were told that 90% estates in Malaysia fails to meet Occupational Safety and Health standards ... [ See earlier post: Worker Safety is not a BN priority - Occupational Safety and Health is no more important - 90% Transportation Companies...90% Estates..]
Was there an enquiry? Was there an 'act of kindness' in the form of some sort of compensation/donations by the Selangor government (or the relevant Local Council) to the family of the deceased? Has there been a 'black-listing' of the company, its directors and its shareholders... Well, they were after all poor migrant workers that died - and someone important or politically significant...
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