Union files assault court complaint

The Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) filed legal complaints yesterday, following allegations on Wednesday that police had assaulted seven garment workers, including a pregnant woman. … Sa’ang district police chief Chea Socheat yesterday again denied officers had been violent during a strike outside the Garment factory in Sa’ang district, but Khieng said witnesses were willing to testify otherwise. Pregnant worker Chan Bophal claimed she had been slapped and manhandled. About 200 workers continued protesting yesterday — ignoring an Arbitration Council order for them to return to work — demanding that 41 union representatives be reinstated. …

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