Checks on factory reveal dismal conditions that workers have to contend with
Updated 5 years ago · Published on 26 Dec 2020 4:00PM
There are no mattresses provided to workers of this glove factory in Port Klang. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020
by Syeda Imran
PORT KLANG – The putrid stench of faecal matter permeates the workers’ dining area of a rubber glove factory sitting next to the meandering bank of Sg Klang.
The smell is odd – out of place, even – as the dining area, located at the back of the factory, is clean, albeit a tad watery. The adjacent toilets are also somewhat sanitary.
“It (the smell) gets worse when it rains,” murmured one of the workers when reporters noted the nauseating odour, while enforcement officers searched the factory for signs of non-compliance with the rules.
The Vibes photographer SYEDA IMRAN captures it all. – The Vibes, December 26, 2020
Damp, mouldy walls are telling of the conditions in which employees of a glove factory in Klang live and work. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020The surau at a glove factory in Port Klang that was recently inspected by the authorities. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020Rejected rubber gloves and broken glove moulds seen at a factory in Port Klang. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020The authorities recently conducted checks on a glove factory in Port Klang to determine employees’ living and working conditions. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020A squat toilet on the premises of a glove factory in Port Klang. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020Raw ingredients seen in the living quarters of workers of a glove factory in Port Klang. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020A worker seen in the female dormitory of a glove factory in Port Klang. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020The quality of employee accommodation has come under scrutiny since outbreaks of Covid-19 were detected among factory workers recently. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020A female worker of a glove factory in Port Klang sleeps in her dorm. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020A stray cat rests on the premises of a glove factory in Port Klang. – The Vibes pic, December 26, 2020
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