factory workers in China by Taiwanese company Wintek , which supplies components to Apple, and in which there was a collective poisoning by excessive exposure to a chemical, complain that the company refuses to pay for medical treatment.
Speaking to the official newspaper 'Global Times' , say the hospital designated for this purpose are refusing to consider some of ellosdespués that have complained they have been symptom poisoning, since the medical center claims that do not require further treatment.
"We feel helpless, the company denied us the ability to work and now refuses to feed," complained the newspaper Jingchuan Jia, an employee who alleged non-payment of bills medical.
In 2008, 137 Wintek workers were poisoned by exposure to n-hexane, a chemical that excessive levels can cause damage to the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord, causing muscle weakness , and even male infertility paralysis.
The n-hexane , similar to alcohol, was used to clean the screens of technology products such as the iPad.
poisoning was recognized by Apple in its annual report on the operations of 2010, which clarified that the Taiwanese company was again warned not to use n-hexane and compensated to those affected, but they have complained in recent weeks of abuse by the company.
few days ago, thirty of those affected said the factory is refusing to renew their contracts after refusing to leave the company in exchange for compensation of between 12,000 and 21,000 dollars.
Last year, another member of Apple's Taiwanese factories in China, Foxconn, which manufactures components for the multinational other iPhone or iPad, a wave of suicides among workers in plants of this Taiwanese company in Shenzhen (south).
