‘Brand aid’ failing workers

A strike this morning at a garment factory located near the bend of a dirt road in Bonal Sa-ith village in Sen Sok district underscores the need for enhanced enforcement of labour legislation, the president of the Free Trade Union said yesterday. Chea Mony also said the strike over late payment of wages raised questions about the effectiveness of the International Labour Organisation’s Better Factories Cambodia programme, which monitors all garment factories that have licences to export from Cambodia to ensure they comply with labour laws and international standards…

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