Case pleaded to prime minister

5 December 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Investment
Cambo Handsome One / Cambodia Labour Unions Federation / Federation of Workers Friendship Union / Gap / Garment Factory / Hansoll Textile / Korea / labor / labour / Ministry of Social Affairs / Overtime / Pay / Protest / strike / suspension / union leaders / workers rights

More than 100 workers from Cambo Handsome One garment factory gathered outside the home of Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday and Saturday, after urging him on Thursday to intervene in a dispute with the factory’s Korean owners. The move followed an appeal to the Ministry of Social Affairs last Thursday for assistance in resolving the dispute over the suspension of three union leaders. The workers added three new demands last week: a ban on forced overtime, more flexibility in allowing staff to take leave, and providing facilities that would allow new mothers to work part time…

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