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S$50,000 = 2,384,868 Bangladesh Taka
A graduate gets about 10,000 Taka a month
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD>Bangladeshi was seated on trash bags at the back when vehicle went over road hump</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Teh Joo Lin
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Mr Showket, a father of two, suffered head, neck and back injuries in the 2007 accident, according to his statement of claim. He now oversees crop workers on a piece of farmland in Bangladesh. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->A FOREIGN worker, who fell off the back of a lorry two years ago when it went over a road hump, will receive $50,000 in a settlement with his former employer.
Mr Mohd Showket Ali Abul Hossain Moral, 38, filed a claim against the company and the lorry driver in the civil courts after the fall. He needed two weeks' stay in hospital and more than a month of medical leave.
Yesterday, in a hearing in chambers, the parties agreed to settle.
The Bangladesh national, who flew here for the case, is expected to return to his country this weekend. He now oversees crop workers on a piece of farmland.
Mr Showket was a construction worker for Nature Landscapes, according to court documents detailing how the incident happened.
On July 27, 2007, he and a co-worker loaded trash bags of dead leaves onto the cargo deck of a lorry at a condominium in Bukit Timah.
The next afternoon, they were tasked to go with the driver to Changi to dump the leaves. While his co-worker sat with the driver in the cabin, Mr Showket clambered up the rear of the lorry and sat on the trash bags.
Midway through the journey, it began to pour, drenching Mr Showket, but worse was to follow. Near their destination, along Simei Rise, the lorry went over a hump, and Mr Showket fell off the cargo deck onto the road.
He lay there unconscious. His colleagues had no idea he had fallen off.
It was only when they got down from the lorry moments later, at the gate to their destination, that they saw him lying on the road.
Mr Showket was taken to Changi General Hospital in an ambulance. He had head, neck and back injuries, according to his statement of claim.
Yesterday, the father of two, who was represented by Hoh Law Corporation, said he was glad a resolution had been reached by both sides.
In halting English, he said he still had pain in various parts of his body, such as his back and leg.
About the incident, he said: 'Lorry cannot bring men. Like this, no good, no safety.'
There are increasing numbers of casualties involving workers transported in the back of lorries. A total of 210 were injured or killed last year, up from 69 in 2005.
In Parliament last week, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, Mr Teo Ser Luck, announced new measures to ensure safer rides for those who sit in the back of lorries.
From next Tuesday, a worker cannot be seated any higher than 1.1m from the cargo deck. Those who breach this rule will be fined $200.
Those caught ferrying more workers than allowed by the space on the cargo deck will be fined $500 for the first offence. Right now, the initial fine is $200.
The stiffer penalties will be accompanied by stricter enforcement, Mr Teo said.
In three years' time, all lorries that double up as workers' transport will also have to be outfitted with higher railings and canopies, to reduce the odds of a worker being flung out of the vehicle in an accident. The canopies will also help shield them from the rain.
The seating space per worker will also be doubled. This effectively halves the number of workers each vehicle can carry.
[email protected]
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S$50,000 = 2,384,868 Bangladesh Taka
A graduate gets about 10,000 Taka a month
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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>$50k settlement for worker who fell off lorry
</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD>Bangladeshi was seated on trash bags at the back when vehicle went over road hump</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Teh Joo Lin
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Mr Showket, a father of two, suffered head, neck and back injuries in the 2007 accident, according to his statement of claim. He now oversees crop workers on a piece of farmland in Bangladesh. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->A FOREIGN worker, who fell off the back of a lorry two years ago when it went over a road hump, will receive $50,000 in a settlement with his former employer.
Mr Mohd Showket Ali Abul Hossain Moral, 38, filed a claim against the company and the lorry driver in the civil courts after the fall. He needed two weeks' stay in hospital and more than a month of medical leave.
Yesterday, in a hearing in chambers, the parties agreed to settle.
The Bangladesh national, who flew here for the case, is expected to return to his country this weekend. He now oversees crop workers on a piece of farmland.
Mr Showket was a construction worker for Nature Landscapes, according to court documents detailing how the incident happened.
On July 27, 2007, he and a co-worker loaded trash bags of dead leaves onto the cargo deck of a lorry at a condominium in Bukit Timah.
The next afternoon, they were tasked to go with the driver to Changi to dump the leaves. While his co-worker sat with the driver in the cabin, Mr Showket clambered up the rear of the lorry and sat on the trash bags.
Midway through the journey, it began to pour, drenching Mr Showket, but worse was to follow. Near their destination, along Simei Rise, the lorry went over a hump, and Mr Showket fell off the cargo deck onto the road.
He lay there unconscious. His colleagues had no idea he had fallen off.
It was only when they got down from the lorry moments later, at the gate to their destination, that they saw him lying on the road.
Mr Showket was taken to Changi General Hospital in an ambulance. He had head, neck and back injuries, according to his statement of claim.
Yesterday, the father of two, who was represented by Hoh Law Corporation, said he was glad a resolution had been reached by both sides.
In halting English, he said he still had pain in various parts of his body, such as his back and leg.
About the incident, he said: 'Lorry cannot bring men. Like this, no good, no safety.'
There are increasing numbers of casualties involving workers transported in the back of lorries. A total of 210 were injured or killed last year, up from 69 in 2005.
In Parliament last week, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, Mr Teo Ser Luck, announced new measures to ensure safer rides for those who sit in the back of lorries.
From next Tuesday, a worker cannot be seated any higher than 1.1m from the cargo deck. Those who breach this rule will be fined $200.
Those caught ferrying more workers than allowed by the space on the cargo deck will be fined $500 for the first offence. Right now, the initial fine is $200.
The stiffer penalties will be accompanied by stricter enforcement, Mr Teo said.
In three years' time, all lorries that double up as workers' transport will also have to be outfitted with higher railings and canopies, to reduce the odds of a worker being flung out of the vehicle in an accident. The canopies will also help shield them from the rain.
The seating space per worker will also be doubled. This effectively halves the number of workers each vehicle can carry.
[email protected]
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