There are two casual laborers of the Jinja based Sunbelt Factory in critical condition after sustaining wounds as a result of electrocution while at work.
The incident which the company is struggling to keep a secret occured on Sunday May 14th, 2023, according to our sources.
When the duo got the accident on duty, the company only delivered them at a private clinic in Walukuba from where they have disowned them as their workers.
In 2021, Casual laborers at this same company accused their superiors of sexual abuse and failure to adhere to the minimum working conditions.
The employees raised the complaints during the meeting with the Jinja District Worker’s representative on in November 2021.
Some of the female casual laborers accused their Chinese bosses of touching the private parts during supervision.
Rose Apunyo, one of the casual laborers claimed that one of her bosses attempted to rape her on July 30th, 2020.
“What I went through was despicable. I woke up and realized that a man was undressing me in the middle of the night. I immediately shouted for help and he fled from the hall,” she said.
Apunyo said despite reporting the matter to police, she failed to follow it up because they were confined in the factory.
Immaculate Pajobo, the Jinja District Worker’s representative, said although they were able to collaborate Apunyo’s claims through interaction with witnesses, management dismissed the claims as baseless.
Pajobo said that they conducted an impromptu inspection of the factory premises where they picked up several complaints from the casual laborers and plan to engage management.
