The announcement was made by a television station in Thailand that it will compensate the family of a 44-year-old worker who collapsed and died last Saturday after a heart attack while working at his desk, which the Association of Journalists blames on overwork.
The Thai news network (TNN) mourned the loss of Sarawut “Bird” Srisawat and said it will “do everything possible” to support Bird’s family, including extending the employee’s current salary payment by 24 months, according to a statement from the company released on Monday.
Similarly, among the compensation measures that will be awarded to Bird’s family members will be the payment of health and accident insurance and “social security fund money in accordance with workers’ rights”, including the organization of funeral prayers and cremations.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family of ‘Khun Bird’. We deeply understand the feelings of family, friends and colleagues at the loss of their loved ones,” the statement said.
The death of the worker, who is believed to have several health issues including diabetes and high blood pressure, has sparked a debate over working conditions in Thailand, according to local media, as several users have denounced excessive working hours or a lack of rest days posed. both prohibited by law.
As reported by the Association of Journalists of Thailand, Bird collapsed and died after “a series of hard labor over several consecutive days”, with the worker’s colleagues pointing out that his recent heavy workload had left him with signs of physical and mental wear and tear , like many He sometimes worked ‘seven days a week’.
The association called on the country’s authorities to launch an investigation to find out the causes of the incident and determine whether the company is “complying with labor laws and good labor practices”.
Vice President of the Association for Rights, Freedoms and Reform, Teeranai Jaruwat, said in a statement that “the media industry continues to have a work culture that is vulnerable to labor law violations,” especially “in the highly competitive industry of digital television.” .
“This is a problem that people who work in the media industry have always known about, but it happens all the time. That is why this problem deserves attention and needs to be resolved quickly.” completely.
In 2021, the United Nations urged governments around the world to enact legislation restricting working time in all sectors following the publication of a report to that effect. estimated at 745,000 global annual deaths from the increasing cardiovascular problems associated with overwork.
Source: La Neta Neta
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