‘Spirit’ initially blamed for shoe factory fainting

[geovalin]

Kong Meta

 

The Ministry of Labour’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) yesterday took to Facebook to cite a “spirit” as the cause of a mass fainting at a Kampong Speu shoe factory, before later revising the cause to “poor health and imagination”.

 

The government health insurance body initially reported 47 people fainted at the Wing Star Shoes factory, which supplies Asics, but later updated that figure to 139. NSSF spokesman Cheav Bunrith could not be reached yesterday, but the initial Facebook post indicated the fainting frenzy was sparked when a worker was possessed by a spirit.

 

Collective Union of Movement of Workers (CUMW) officer Norn Sophea, who was present on the factory floor, said that the workers fainted when one worker named Heng, 25, who was about to leave work with a fever, started screaming for help and her hands began to shake.

 

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[DoctorG]

Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the chemicals used in the factory I suppose.

[Emster23]

Must have been those barrels of "spirit gum"

[monkey4u]

Maybe Cambodia can enter mass fainting as an Olympic sport

[elgordo38]

Its called having the vapors. Vapors coming off of the shoe glue. Rocky Mountain high. 

Edited November 4, 2016 by elgordo38

[Jonmarleesco]

On ‎03‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 7:37 AM, geovalin said:

'The Ministry of Labour’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) yesterday took to Facebook to cite a “spirit” as the cause of a mass fainting at a Kampong Speu shoe factory, before later revising the cause to “poor health and imagination”.'

 

 

Plenty of imagination at the ministry, obviously.

[Dumbastheycome]

Interesting ! Is  an occupational  health and safety issue or mass  hysteria? My guess is split between the  two .