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Article

25 Aug 2011

Author:
Prak Chan Thul, Reuters

Hundreds sick in mass fainting at Cambodian factory

Nearly 300 Cambodian workers fell sick this week at a garment factory producing goods for…Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), police said…A total 284 workers collapsed on Tuesday and Thursday at M&V International Manufacturing Ltd, a supplier for H&M…Some reported a pungent smell before fainting…H&M said it was investigating the faintings and said the government, local authorities and the U.N.'s International Labour Organisation had "not found any plausible causes so far."…In July, H&M said that it was consulting state agencies, workers and independent factory inspectors to find out what happened at a different factory in Phnom Penh after about 300 workers fell sick. [also refers to Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Next, Inditex, Puma]