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Female worker in a mosquito coil factory in Hunan died with festering caused by suspected poisoning [China]
[Title and summary translation from original Chinese provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre] A mosquito coil factory of Hu Nan Sheng Jiu Xi Ri Hua You Xian Gong Si…used harmful materials in its new products, leading to festering death of a female worker. The factory refused to give compensation, and summoned police to beat the relatives of the deceased who came to seek for justice, and even destroyed the coffin and snatched the dead body. This aroused great public indignation locally. A thousand people gathered in front of the plant...All factory workers also went on strike, demanding for better working environment and pay. Phoenix News reported, staff said the factory launched a new product 3 or 4 years ago, the workers did not wear gloves while working. There were swelling, numbness and itching after touching [the materials], and people were suspecting that it was toxic, although the factory claimed that it was not poisonous. Hospital said that the worker’s cause of death was drug allergy. It could be caused by the new formula, and partly related to the physical condition of the individual.