Public shock as China construction worker trio hung on gate by harnesses in safety training
‘Punishment’ for safety lapses praised by some while others reject it as akin to humiliating public shaming methods meted out in ancient China
A group of Chinese construction workers was hung from a gate by their harnesses at a building site as a training exercise after they forgot to wear safety gear at work.
A video of the “training” that many onlookers saw as a punishment and public shaming had 7.5 million views online after a passer-by filmed it on March 9, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.
The local housing and urban-rural development department told Chinese media outlet Dafeng News that the measure was designed to educate the workers, who did not wear harnesses at work, about safety awareness.
The gate the workers were hung from is a dedicated temporary structure designed to allow workers to “experience harnesses”.
The company who run the construction site, Pingye Construction Engineering Company, did not respond to inquiries.
It is unknown how long the workers were hung for, and how they reacted .