Monday, September 28, 2015

Workers tell tales of death, slavery in Chinese firm

Emeka Umoh, a worker with Hongxing Steel Company Limited in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State, was scalded to death after liquefied iron spilled on his body last Wednesday on duty.

He died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, where he was rushed to for treatment.
Another worker, Adebayo Ajiboye, was reportedly squeezed to death by a compressor sometime in February.
PUNCH Metro learnt that there was almost a face-off between the management of the company and the workers, after the management decided to take the remains of the father of three to a morgue in a tipper.
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Some workers in the Chinese firm, who spoke with our correspondent, said Umoh and Ajiboye were only two among many others who either died or sustained permanent disability while working with the company.
According to them, workers get involved in accidents on a regular basis due to faulty machines and the absence of safety standards.
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