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Man glues his hand to company's floor to protest wrongful dismissal
Fadzilah Abdul Hamid, from Malaysia glued his hand on the floor of the company on November 21 when he visited the company to see management for a possible resolution, but was ignored.
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Odditycentral.com reports that Fadzilah Abdul Hamid, from Malaysia glued his hand on the floor of the company on November 21 when he visited the company to see management for a possible resolution, but was ignored.
Fadzilah reportedly used superglue to attach his hand on the floor ostensibly to suggest that he is inseparable from the company, because he had worked with it for the past 17 years. His wife later joined him with food and other items while the husband remained glued to the floor.
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The reason assigned to his dismissal in the letter which asked him to vacate his position within 30 days was that, Fadzilah had failed to settle charges outlined on a circular regarding the Implementation of Self-Service at Petrol Stations.
Then, a social activist, Muhamad Yusuf Azmi who sought to represent Fadzilah challenged the position of the company, saying “all costs for implementing self-service including the set-up of automatic devices and calibration of those devices are to be borne fully by the oil company, and no direct or indirect charges are to be made by the petrol station operators”.
However, after the interesting protest by Fadzilah, Muhamad Yusuf Azmi told Malay Mail Online that “The operator Fadzilah Abdul Hamid turned up at 11 am to meet the company’s upper management, but until 3.30pm, not a single representative met him.
“Until today, after 175 days since the date of the termination claim, no response has been received.”
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The social activist also posted photos of Fadzilah on Facebook with inscriptions which translate in English as “My heart hurts when I see Fadzilah and his wife resorting to these measures.”
He added that “It’s so sad because the authorities have not taken action against Chevron. They have broken their promises towards him. I appeal to the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) or any other party to help this citizen in need.”
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