Factory workers protest after 60 workers test positive for Covid-19 and factory stays open

[Thaiger]

Over the weekend, 2 vans arrived at a textile factory in Nonthaburi, a central province just north of Bangkok. Health workers in protective suits emerged from the vans. They were from the Kasemrad International Hospital and they were taking away 60 men/women who had tested positive for Covid-19. They reportedly took the sick to a field hospital. The factory, however, remained open for business. The staff was less than excited about this development and 1,500 workers protested the next morning. They were demanding the factory close and to give them benefits. The workers also wanted mass testing performed. They believed […]

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[TobyAndrews]

They bend the rules when it means losing money.

[Stonker]

4 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The workers also wanted mass testing performed.

Which doesn't just seem reasonable but should be routine - and would have been a month ago.