Cambodian PM holds opposition-backed unions responsible for future factory closures due to strikes
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the opposition-aligned unions, inciting garment workers to stage strikes for higher wages, must take responsibilities for any future closures of factories.
“The government has worked very hard to attract investors to build factories and has urged manufacturers to increase wages for workers every year,” he said during the inauguration of a coal- fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province.
“We wait and see if any factories close doors due to demonstrations or strikes demanding higher wages,” the prime minister said. “When investors close factories, (unemployed) workers should hold protests against those inciting unions and demand those inciters to find jobs for them.” …
The prime minister’s remarks came after a coalition of 18 opposition-aligned trade unions and associations have incited garment and footwear workers to boycott working overtime since Monday to demand a 160 U.S. dollars minimum wage and the release of 21 detained protesters. …
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-02/25/c_133142013.htm
