3 Bangladeshi Migrant Workers Crushed to Death in Workplace Accident in Mauritius

Three Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed in a workplace accident in Plaine-des-Papayes, Mauritius, on Wednesday evening (November 4, 2026), according to Mauritius-based news outlet Defimedia, which reported the incident on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Miraz Hossain, 36, Hossain Md Balal, 37, and Sikder Joybayed Islam, 25. All three worked for an aluminium manufacturing company.

The accident occurred in the early evening at a storage site where containers were kept. The workers were crushed beneath wooden crates measuring eight feet in length and six feet in width, which contained several glass panels, each six millimetres thick.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and worked to recover the bodies trapped beneath the crates.

Following the incident, Mauritian Labour Minister Reza Uteem announced in a Facebook post that the Ministry of Labour had launched an investigation into the deaths.

He said the employer would be required to compensate the victims' families and arrange for the bodies to be repatriated to Bangladesh if the families wished. The minister also expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.