Garment workers told to go back to factories

About 30,000 garment workers from 40 factories in Svay Rieng province yesterday were told to return to their jobs after being sent home Monday amid fears a strike over the minimum wage would turn violent. Has Bunthy, a provincial department director at the Ministry of Labour, said police would patrol inside some factories and on the streets outside others, all in Bavet town, to ensure peace prevailed. … The Ministry of Labour is due to announce its decision on a minimum wage increase on Thursday next week. The figure is expected to climb from $75 to $160 by 2018, but the ministry is discussing whether that will happen in stages or all at once. …

Mom Kunthear
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