No End in Sight for Svay Rieng SEZ Strikes

23 December 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Government / Industries / Labor / Labor arbitration / Labor policy and administration / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Special economic zones / Unions
Bavet City / Collective Union of Movement of Workers / Council of Ministers / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / Ken Loo / Labor Advisory Council / LAC / Manhattan Special Economic Zone / Ministry of Labor / Tai Seng Bavet Special Economic Zone

A union official at the center of a strike that started last Monday and involves an estimated 30,000 workers from two special economic zones (SEZs) in Svay Rieng province said Sunday that he has no control over the strikers, and does not know when or if they will return to work. The 36 factories involved in the strike remained shut and workers remained at home on Friday and over the weekend in Bavet City’s Manhattan and Tai Seng Bavet SEZs, said Chheng Chhoan, secretary-general of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers. … The strikers have said they will continue protesting until their minimum monthly wage is increased to $154. The Labor Advisory Council (LAC) is set to meet on Tuesday to decide on proposals to increase the minimum wage. The Council of Ministers on Friday decided to recommend incremental yearly minimum wage increases to bring it to $160 by 2018. …

 Aun Pheap and Alex Willemyns
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