Hundreds suffer vomiting and stomach problems, with many treated in hospital, police say
Several hundred garment workers have been taken ill at their factory outside Bangladesh's capital, apparently after drinking water there.
The police official Mohammad Jahid said many of the workers had been treated at various hospitals after the incident at East West factory in Gazipur district.
Jahid said most of the workers had suffered vomiting and stomach problems, which were not life-threatening. He said up to 4,000 workers were employed in the factory.
Earlier this month, contaminated drinking water caused illness among 450 workers at Starlight Sweater factory in the same area. Authorities cleaned the reservoir and reopened the factory a day later. Jahid said there had not been any legal action against that factory.
A building collapse near Dhaka in April killed 1,129 workers, injured many others and highlighted hazardous working conditions in the more than 4,000 garment factories in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh earns about $20bn each year from exports of garment products, mainly to the United States and Europe, accounting for nearly 80% of the country's export earnings. Reported by guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago.
Several hundred garment workers have been taken ill at their factory outside Bangladesh's capital, apparently after drinking water there.
The police official Mohammad Jahid said many of the workers had been treated at various hospitals after the incident at East West factory in Gazipur district.
Jahid said most of the workers had suffered vomiting and stomach problems, which were not life-threatening. He said up to 4,000 workers were employed in the factory.
Earlier this month, contaminated drinking water caused illness among 450 workers at Starlight Sweater factory in the same area. Authorities cleaned the reservoir and reopened the factory a day later. Jahid said there had not been any legal action against that factory.
A building collapse near Dhaka in April killed 1,129 workers, injured many others and highlighted hazardous working conditions in the more than 4,000 garment factories in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh earns about $20bn each year from exports of garment products, mainly to the United States and Europe, accounting for nearly 80% of the country's export earnings. Reported by guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago.