Staffers walk at tech NGO

15 January 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Government / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Social development / Unions
An Sonovin / DDD / Digital Divide Data / Michael Chertok

More than 100 work-study participants employed by NGO Digital Divide Data (DDD) in the capitol’s Chamkarmon district jumped on the strike bandwagon on Monday, demanding the same monthly wage garment workers are calling for, a union representative said yesterday.

Employees are charged with transforming physical documents into searchable archives for a variety of clients.

The work-study participants are disadvantaged youth and range in age from 19 to 26, according to DDD chief development officer Michael Chertok. …

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