Swedish outcry has royal voice in midst
Growing calls in Sweden for multinational clothing giant H&M to increase wages for Cambodian garment workers have taken a royal twist. Cambodia’s Prince Charin Norodom, 38, who has lived in Sweden for more than 30 years, told the Post yesterday that he had been working behind the scenes in the Scandinavian country – the home of H&M – to push for better pay in Cambodian garment factories. … The issue of a living wage, which labor rights coalition Asia Floor Wage Alliance says equates to $281 per month for Cambodian workers, has dominated headlines in Sweden in the past week, the prince said. … H&M has defended the treatment of workers in factories from which it sources, including M&V, in Kampong Chhnang province, where hundreds fainted in August last year. …
