The Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health in Region Six yesterday shut down a window manufacturing entity located at Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice for unsafe practices.
This action, with the assistance of the police, was taken after an employee who sustained an injury on the job filed a complaint with officials at the Labour Department of the ministry. According to information gathered, the owners of the window factory who are said to be Chinese nationals, also have a second location at Albion Village, Corentyne.
This newspaper was informed that on April, 10 a container of glass was being offloaded at the Albion location, when the supervisor requested two workmen, who were without the necessary protective gear, to assist. However, during the offloading exercise, both workmen were injured. One worker, who is now unable to work is said to have sustained a slash on his right shoulder which required 40 stitches, while the other sustained a cut on his leg.
