After Threats to Cut Pay, Garment Workers Strike
Nearly 2,000 workers at the Gawon Apparel Co. garment factory in Kandal province’s Takhmao City protested in front of the factory yesterday after they were informed that they would lose pay for any days missed during the commune election, which takes place Sunday, union representatives said. Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union, said that Gawon was in violation of a Ministry of Labor directive, which last month granted workers leave to vote in the elections…
