Thai Factory Worker Dies After Manager Denies Sick Leave Request
May, a 30-year-old employee at Delta Electronics, collapsed at work and later died despite her pleas for additional sick leave.
- May had initially taken sick leave from September 5 to 9 with a medical certificate due to an inflamed large intestine.
- Despite her deteriorating condition, her manager refused further sick leave without another medical certificate.
- Fearing job loss, May returned to work on September 13 but collapsed after just 20 minutes.
- She was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery but died from necrotising enterocolitis the following day.
- Delta Electronics has expressed deep condolences and launched a comprehensive investigation into the incident.