Ministry Probes Deceased Factory Manager S Racial Discrimination Claim

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The Human Resources Ministry is investigating allegations of racial discrimination at a factory in Ipoh following allegations from a former manager who was killed last week.
“I guarantee if there is wrongdoing, authorities will take legal action,” its minister, M Saravanan told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
He said this when asked to comment on a Nov 6 incident where the 52-year-old ex-manager reportedly rammed his car into his former workplace after being sacked from his job. He was also purported to have hurled petrol bombs during the incident.
The man died after being rammed by a lorry while fleeing from the scene on foot.
Preliminary police investigations had found that the suspect had deliberately stepped into traffic, resulting in his death.
Prior to the incident, the deceased had also uploaded a 14-minute video on YouTube where he claimed racial discrimination against him at work.
They also showed police reports that he purportedly made against his former employers.
Previously, Saravanan’s predecessor M Kulasegaran had demanded an investigation on the allegations.
The Ipoh Barat MP said there also needs to be a new approach to handle workers who lose their jobs to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
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 - Mkini

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