Three shot at Cambodian factory protest in Svay Rieng
At least three workers have been shot and hurt in a protest at an industrial zone in Cambodia. Several hundred employees were demonstrating outside sportswear factories in Svay Rieng province, in the east of the country. The workers were calling for higher wages and better working conditions. Police deny they shot anyone, but admitted they fired warning shots in the air as protesters burned tyres and threw stones at the factories. The police say a gunman drove up to the workers and opened fire. They say that the wanted man has fled the scene and they are investigating the incident. …
