Unions press ahead with strike plans despite arrest threats

8 April 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Garments and textiles / Government / Human rights / Industries / Labor / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Social development / Social security and veterans / Unions
Ath Thorn / Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union / Collective Union of Movement of Workers / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / Ken Loo / Keo Kong / Keo Sokhorn / labor law / Long Dimanche / Ministry of Labor / Pao Sina / Yang Sophorn

Union leaders planning a stay-at-home strike to demand a higher minimum wage for the country’s garment workers say they will press on with the strike after the Khmer New Year, despite the threat of arrest for anyone handing out leaflets promoting their plans. On Sunday, a union member was temporarily detained by police in Svay Rieng province and stripped of leaflets promoting plans for a strike this month. …

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