Factory worker’s sacking to attend grandmother’s funeral sparks public outcry

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A factory worker in Pak Thong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, was abruptly dismissed after requesting leave to attend his grandmother’s funeral, sparking widespread social criticism.

 

The incident was revealed through a conversation shared on the Line application, where the worker asked his supervisor for two days off.

 

The supervisor’s response of “feel free” was understood as a granting of permission to go to his grandmother’s funeral but the worker was later informed of his dismissal via a phone call from an official regardless of labour rights. This led to the worker sharing the conversation and his story on social media, sparking a wave of criticism.

 

On September 18, Nisai Sukra, from the Nakhon Ratchasima Labour Protection and Welfare Office, confirmed knowledge of the incident from various media sources. He had ordered labour inspection officials to visit the factory in Pak Thong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, to meet with administrators and human resources officers to clarify the facts of the situation.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash

 

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[sammieuk1]

Its crystal clear they sacked him 100k and a wai with a bowel of fruit should make it all go away unless the company pursues a defamation claim and he ends up with nowhere to live ???? 

[Andycoops]

Heartless morons...

[NoDisplayName]

6 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Its crystal clear they sacked him 100k and a wai with a bowel of fruit should make it all go away unless the company pursues a defamation claim and he ends up with nowhere to live ???? 

From the full story....

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. It was understood that the worker was currently in a monkhood and had not yet returned to work.

 

A preliminary understanding revealed that the worker had been employed for only one month, and was provided by a subcontracting company.

A bowel of fruit?  Wai not!

[brianthainess]

8 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

with a bowel of fruit should make it all go away

Yes I think his bowel would empty rather quickly or at least get irritable, ????

[sammieuk1]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Yes I think his bowel would empty rather quickly or at least get irritable, ????

Yes my bowel gets bloated with every bowl I eat these days and is also very irritable ???? 

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

On September 18, Nisai Sukra, from the Nakhon Ratchasima Labour Protection and Welfare Office, confirmed knowledge of the incident from various media sources. He had ordered labour inspection officials to visit the factory in Pak Thong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, to meet with administrators and human resources officers to clarify the facts of the situation.

I remember years ago when I was an apprentice at an aircraft company.. 48 minutes lunchtime usually meant we got a bit of kip in as well as food.

One apprentice fell asleep in his car and failed to wake up and clock back in.

asking the supervisor if one of us should go and get him he said no it's ok.

Whiles he's sleeping he's still got a job.

that was 50 years ago..times were different.

 

[JimHuaHin]

This does not only happen in Thailand.  In Australia in 1986 my mother died; I asked my supervisor for a week off to attend the funeral and get my mother's "affairs in order" (my father had died in 1976, I was their only child; my mother lived about 800 km away from where I was working).  My supervisor said we were very very busy at work and I could have a day off.  I went to see the staff at my office's personnel section (now probably human resource management), explained my situation to the head of the section.  Two hours later I was granted a week's leave.