By ANIQA HAIDER
Published: 19th August 2007
A TECHNICIAN, who is recovering in the Salmaniya Medical Complex hospital after losing his three fingers in a workplace accident, is to receive compensation, it was revealed yesterday.
Bangladeshi Karim Fazar Ali suffered the injury while operating cutting machinery on July 26 at the Awal Gulf Manufacturing Company, Sitra.
The 31-year-old, who comes from the village of Gopinath-pur in central Bang-ladesh, has been married for only a year and his wife Sapla is eight-months pregnant.
He is the main breadwinner for his family, which also includes his 70-year-old father Fazar Ali and mother Asia Khatoon, 60.
By ANIQA HAIDER
Published: 19th August 2007
A TECHNICIAN, who is recovering in the Salmaniya Medical Complex hospital after losing his three fingers in a workplace accident, is to receive compensation, it was revealed yesterday.
Bangladeshi Karim Fazar Ali suffered the injury while operating cutting machinery on July 26 at the Awal Gulf Manufacturing Company, Sitra.
The 31-year-old, who comes from the village of Gopinath-pur in central Bang-ladesh, has been married for only a year and his wife Sapla is eight-months pregnant.
He is the main breadwinner for his family, which also includes his 70-year-old father Fazar Ali and mother Asia Khatoon, 60.
Mr Ali has lived in Bahrain for six years and makes annual trips to his homeland.
A Bangladesh Embassy spokesman said it was too early to say whether Mr Ali would be able to work again, but that the company was ready to co-operate fully.
Company human resource assistant manager Madeeha Hani said negotiations with the embassy and Mr Ali to fix the compensation amount were still underway.
“The amount is yet to be decided. Of course we are planning to retain him back after his treatment, but for a different job,” she said.
Mr Ali, who was discharged from the hospital last week, was working in an air-conditioning manufacturing unit and was cutting some materials when he lost his fingers.
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