Bangladesh: Two tea workers die and several fall ill after working multiple shifts in intense heat
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Jun 2023
Standort: Bangladesch
Unternehmen
Deochra Tea Garden - SupplierBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 6
Arbeiter: ( 6 - Location unknown , Tee , Gender not reported )Themen
Occupational Health & Safety , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Krankheit , Verletzungen , ToteAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Jun 2023
Standort: Bangladesch
Unternehmen
Shamshernagar Tea Estate - SupplierBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 2
Arbeiter: ( 2 - Location unknown , Tee , Gender not reported )Themen
Occupational Health & Safety , Krankheit , Verletzungen , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Jun 2023
Standort: Bangladesch
Unternehmen
Chatlapur Tea Estate - SupplierBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Arbeiter: ( 1 - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Themen
Krankheit , Occupational Health & Safety , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Jun 2023
Standort: Bangladesch
Unternehmen
Alinagar Tea Estate - SupplierBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 2
Themen
Occupational Health & Safety , Krankheit , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
"2 tea worker die of heat stroke in Moulvibazar"
A severe heatwave is sweeping over the country past few days. The tea workers are working in 2 to 3 shifts in the tea gardens of Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar. Two women tea workers died of heat stroke in different tea gardens of the upazila. Besides, 10-12 people were reported to be sick. The deceased are Indra Dwivedi and Sanjita Ravidas.
... Two women tea workers, Indra Dwivedi, and Sanjita Rabidas, died of heat stroke at the Deochra garden, an outpost of Duncan Brothers Shamshernagar tea garden in Kamalganj on Wednesday night.
They worked three shifts and came home sick. When they were taken to the hospital later that night, the doctors declared them dead. Apart from this, four workers in the Deochra tea garden, three in the Shamshernagar tea garden, one in the Chatlapur tea garden, and two in the Alinagar tea garden have suffered from heat stroke.
Tea workers leader Sitaram Bin said two tea workers died of heat stroke due to intense heat, also many have become ill. Tea workers are being made to work in multiple shifts even in this heat.
Shamshernagar tea garden manager Zakir Hossain said I do not know anything about this. We have no objection if workers come to work in the morning.
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