Guyana Govt. Orders Barama Factory Closed
September 8, 2010
CaribWorldNews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Sept. 8, 2010: The Guyana government on Tuesday ordered the closure of the Barama timber factory following three fatal accidents.
The factory closing comes just days after employees found the body of Jason Fraser, 30, at an idle plant on Sept. 2. The plant`s machines were not being used but authorities said Fraser appeared to have been crushed.
Labor Minister Manzoor Nadir said the factory will remain closed until authorities determine how the worker died even though he would not have fit through the machine`s narrow opening. Barama has had three deaths in the past year
`Too many young people are dying at the workplace,` said the minister. `This is unsatisfactory.`
Barama Company Limited, a Malaysian company, has a concession of 1.6 million hectares of Guyana forest.
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