SL strike ‘bad’ for industry’s rep, says union
A labour union representing a minority of workers who have been striking at SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd for nearly three months released a statement yesterday, calling the strike bad for the industry’s reputation.
Without specifically mentioning the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) – which represents the majority of SL’s roughly 6,000 employees – Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union, which represents some 2,000 SL employees, condemned the recent violent turn protests at the factory have taken. …
Mony yesterday denied his statement was a shot at C.CAWDU, adding that the increasing length and intensity of the strike could inspire garment workers at factories across the Kingdom to begin an industry-wide strike. …
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sl-strike-%E2%80%98bad%E2%80%99-industry%E2%80%99s-rep-says-union
