Ocean garment workers on strike after factory halts operations

29 May 2014
The Cambodia Daily
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About 1,000 workers protested outside Ocean Garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Wednesday to demand compensation for being out of work while the factory suspends its operations for a month due to flagging demand from buyers, a union leader said. Workers have been protesting since Saturday after the factory announced it would suspend production from Monday until June 26. …

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