Workers petition Korean government
More than 300 striking workers from the International Fashion Royal garment factory in Phnom Penh appealed for assistance from the South Korean Embassy yesterday afternoon after police blocked their march to Por Sen Chey District Hall, a union official said. Ten days of striking for a monthly minimum wage increase from $61 to $93, overtime bonuses and other demands had yielded no response from the factory, so yesterday workers marched to the Korean Embassy because the factory’s manager is Korean, said Sreang Narith, vice president of Cambodian Workers of Economic Union Federation. …
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