Workers strike over sacking of unionists

30 September 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Unions
Far Saly / Heng Samrin / Jian Le Footwear factory / Khmer Union Federation of Workers Spirit / Ministry of Labor / National Assembly / National Trade Union Coalition / Y & W factory

About 500 workers who have been on strike at a Chinese-owned footwear factory in Phnom Penh for the past two weeks protested in front of the Ministry of Labor yesterday asking for the government’s help in resolving the dispute.

On September 15, more than 1,000 employees walked out of Jian Le Footwear factory in solidarity with Heng Sihoeun, a National Trade Union Coalition (NTUC) representative who was fired following a change of ownership in August. …

 Ben Sokhean
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