H&M, ILO Form New Industrial Relations Initiative

14 June 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic policy and administration / Economy and commerce / Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / International relations / Labor / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Trade / Trade policy and regulation
H&M / IF Metall / ILO / International Labor Organization / Ministry of Labor / Swedish aid

In an effort to bring stability back to the country’s embattled but crucial garment industry, the Ministry of Labor has joined forces with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Swedish clothing giant H&M in a campaign for unions and factories to sign direct agreements to improve industrial relations. The initiative is being funded by H&M—the world’s second-largest clothing retailer by sales—the Swedish government and Swedish trade union IF Metall, and comes after a year in which the industry has been plagued by a record-setting number of strikes and a nationwide protest for higher wages, which started in late December and was lethally suppressed in early January. …

 Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hm-ilo-form-new-industrial-relations-initiative-61424/