Fujian: company tells family to give up “on treatment” and let burnt worker die
The victim, a migrant worker from Yunnan, fell into a vat of boiling slurry after 13 hours of non-stop work. He has burns on 99 per cent of the body, and has had one leg amputated. His employer has not paid the medical fees for months. The family now has a debt of 90,000 yuan.
Quanzhou (AsiaNews/Agencies) – A Chinese factory worker who survived burns to 99 per cent of his body when he fell into a boiling vat at work was told by his employers at a state-run company to stop treatment and die.
In a text message sent to the victim’s younger brother, a company official said, “We suggest asking relatives to tell the hospital that [Yuan is] giving up on treatment, and after [his] death we will compensate you …”
Yuan Longhua is a 38-year-old migrant worker from Yiliang County (Yunnan) who worked at the CQC Group, a foreign-focused enterprise based in in Quanzhou city, Fujian province.
On 1 August of last year, he fell into a boiling vat of slurry. Since then, he has had five skin graft surgeries and has had his right leg amputated (pictured), for a bill worth 1.4 million yuan (US$ 210,000).
In October, his employer began delaying payments for his medical fees and even suggested to his brother to halt treatment so that compensation could be paid out to him after his death.
So far, the family has managed to raise about 30,000 yuan. However, Yuan already owes 90,000 yuan in medical fees to Quanzhou 180 Hospital, and his treatment has been halted until all the debts are paid.
According to the South China Morning Post, citing Xinhua, the company was now thinking of ways to raise money so that Yuan Longhua could continue his treatment. However, the longer they wait the worse his medical condition will get.
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