FROM KUALA LUMPUR: Some 117 Bangladeshi workers at a Chinese hand-gloves manufacturing company ‘Supermax Glove Manufacturing SDN BHD’ are passing their days with many difficulties.

They were allegedly tortured by the authorities of the company.

The workers became jobless and running to and fro to survive there but barely any solution was found.

The angry workers sought help from the Bangladeshi embassy in Malaysia to get rid of this dilemma.

Earlier on November 13, the workers applied to the counselor (labor) of Bangladesh high commission, to decipher the matter after talking to police and the company.

However, there was little assistance received from the high commission.

The company has already sacked the Bangladeshi workers and also taken their passports.

The workers said that they have been working legally since 2007.

There was no problem before 23rd of October of this year. But after this time the supervision charge was changed and the new watchdog Mu Hong started torturing the workers on silly matter.

He assaulted the workers physically over trifle matters, the workers blamed.

They also alleged that Mu Hong tortured them mercilessly.

According to the workers, he forced them to buy their foods from the canteen of the company. The quality of the food was awful but the price of the foods was expensive.

Earlier on November 12, the company hired outsider goons to beat the workers when they raised their voice against the anarchy of the company. However, at one stage, they locked into a clash with the outsiders.

As a result, the company authorities threw their bag and baggage outside from the company quarter in the same day.

The workers also alleged that thirty of them were taken to Meru, Klang area and confined in a lockup. After that they were beaten mercilessly there. There was no shed on the lockup so they had to experience sun and rain. Even the workers were sued by the company.

Later, on information, police rescued them from the imprisonment. Thirteen of the workers were sued by the company so that they were taken to the police custody.

A Bangladeshi expatriate businessman in Malaysia, Pavel, who accompanied the drive with police, said that they were unclothed and there were several injury marks on their body.

Some 104 Bangladeshi workers are now barely surviving in Sungai Buloh area. Some fellow expatriates are helping them and giving them initial support.

According to the suggestion of Malaysian Police, the workers wrote about their problems to the Bangladeshi embassy. But still no fruitful solution came in this regard.

The workers also faced immense sufferings and could hardly find any logistic support as their passports were taken by the company.

However, there is no way out except the Bangladesh embassy in Malaysia comes forward to take any effective action in this connection.

BDST: 1522 HRS, NOV 24, 2014