Employer of abused masseuses bids to clear his name
BernamaPublished: May 8, 2012 6:11 PM | Updated: May 8, 2012 6:20 PM
Eric Lim, 35, the employer of four allegedly abused Chinese national women, today came forward with proof to refute accusations of his employees.
Eric Lim, 35, the employer of four allegedly abused Chinese national women, today came forward with proof to refute accusations of his employees.
Lim, owner of a reflexology centre at Queensbay said he was disappointed with the charges as they affected his business and reputation.
He said after the accusation from his workers appeared in the newspapers on March 29, he had tried to contact Pantai Jerejak state assemblyperson Sim Tze Tsin who was present at the press conference with the alleged abused Chinese women, but he did not take or return his calls.
“I regret that the party who called for a media conference to air the allegations of my employees went ahead without contacting me for clarification.
“I have proof that their charges were incorrect and today I am coming forward to seek justice to clean my reputation,” he said in a press conference organised by Gerakan Public Complaint Bureau chairperson Dr Kiew Hen Chong in George Town today.
On March 29, four Chinese nationals aged between 23 and 38, alleged they had not been paid their full salary since working as masseuses at the centre and suffered mental abuse by their employer.
They alleged their employer forced them to work for 364 days a year except on the first day of Chinese New Year, locked them in the business premises and challenged one of them to commit suicide.
Lim said he suspected that his employees were being vindictive as they had been reprimanded following customers’ complaint that the masseuses were enticing their husbands.
“Not just one but several people complained about my employees so I scolded them and advised them to behave,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kiew described the way Sim handled the issue as irresponsible as since he did not contact Lim for his side of the story and was a victim in the case.
- Bernama
Lim, owner of a reflexology centre at Queensbay said he was disappointed with the charges as they affected his business and reputation.
He said after the accusation from his workers appeared in the newspapers on March 29, he had tried to contact Pantai Jerejak state assemblyperson Sim Tze Tsin who was present at the press conference with the alleged abused Chinese women, but he did not take or return his calls.
“I regret that the party who called for a media conference to air the allegations of my employees went ahead without contacting me for clarification.
“I have proof that their charges were incorrect and today I am coming forward to seek justice to clean my reputation,” he said in a press conference organised by Gerakan Public Complaint Bureau chairperson Dr Kiew Hen Chong in George Town today.
On March 29, four Chinese nationals aged between 23 and 38, alleged they had not been paid their full salary since working as masseuses at the centre and suffered mental abuse by their employer.
They alleged their employer forced them to work for 364 days a year except on the first day of Chinese New Year, locked them in the business premises and challenged one of them to commit suicide.
Lim said he suspected that his employees were being vindictive as they had been reprimanded following customers’ complaint that the masseuses were enticing their husbands.
“Not just one but several people complained about my employees so I scolded them and advised them to behave,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kiew described the way Sim handled the issue as irresponsible as since he did not contact Lim for his side of the story and was a victim in the case.
- Bernama
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