Paris Baguette Korea Accident, What Was The Reason ForParis Baguette Death?

May 2024 ยท 3 minute read

Paris Baguette Korea Accident

After what they claim was improper management of the death of a 23-year-old employee who was crushed by a mixing machine at its plant, South Korean customers have called for a boycott of bakery business Paris Baguette.

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At the company's facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on October 15, a female employee who shall remain nameless was apparently working the graveyard shift when her upper body was pushed into the machine.

What Happened In Paris Baguette?

An employee in a South Korean factory was killed on the job after being crushed to death, drawing criticism for Paris Baguette, a bread chain with many locations in the Bay Area. According to the Korea Times, a factory worker, 23, who was supposedly working alone at a bread business in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, was murdered on Saturday when her upper body became trapped in a sauce machine. According to Vice, after the woman's death was found, workers were instructed to resume production, as usual, a decision that has sparked controversy in both South Korea and the United States.

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What Was The Reason For Paris Baguette Death?

The industrial mixer at the baking facility lacked the interlock device required to protect operators, according to an examination conducted by a local employment office after the horrifying tragedy, the Korea Times said. Another factory worker in South Korea allegedly damaged their hand in a machine days earlier, but they weren't sent to the hospital for care. Later, Hur Young-in, the chairman of SPC Group, the parent organisation of Paris Baguette, apologised.

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The Call For Paris Baguette Boycot

Beyond the borders of South Korea, there have also been calls to boycott the bread chain. The General Confederation of Labor in France held a demonstration in honour of the victim on October 20 in front of a Paris Baguette location.

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Along with uploading photographs of maps showing the locations of Paris Baguette establishments in their nations, Twitter users have urged others to quit shopping there. Many Americans from cities like New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia have vowed to boycott their neighbourhood shops. More than 4,000 Paris Baguette locations exist worldwide, with 14 of them in Singapore.

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