30-year-old woman collapses at work, dies after manager denies her sick leave request

A day after her manager denied her request for sick leave, a thirty-year-old factory worker passed away.

30-year-old woman collapses at work, dies after manager denies her sick leave request

A day after her manager turned down her request for sick leave, a thirty-year-old factory worker passed away from collapse. The startling incident was reported from Thailand during a period when global conversations on work-life balance are becoming more prevalent.


The 30-year-old lady worked in an electronics facility in the Thai province of Samut Prakan, according to the Bangkok Post. Only known as May, she had taken a medically supervised sick vacation from September 5 to September 9 following a diagnosis of an irritated large intestine.