Unions Set to Discuss Agreement on Strikes

After months of standstill, unions and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) are expected to convene at the end of the month to discuss an expired memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at reducing the amount of strike actions in the country, union leaders said Friday. ... The MOU on Improving on Improving Industrial Relations in the Garment Industry expired in september of last year. The MOU agrees that strike actions should be considered as a last resort when solving labor disputes in the country. In its absence, factory protests doubled between November and April compared to the same period the previous year, according to ILO. [International Labor Organization] ...