Eighteen fired bus drivers protest in front of firm’s office
Eighteen sacked drivers for the Phnom Penh Sorya Transportation company protested in front of the company’s offices Friday morning calling for their reinstatement and a raise. The drivers say they were fired in mid- and late-April for leading strikes—in which they walked off with the keys to their buses—before Khmer New Year calling for higher wages. The company has maintained that many left of their own accord. ... Around 80 drivers went on strike on April 3 calling for a 50 percent increase to their $120 monthly salaries as well as a raft of benefits and permission to supplement their income by picking up unscheduled passengers along their routes. At least eight were subsequently fired, and another ten were let go in recent days. ... “If the company won’t accept the demands of the drivers, they need to give compensation in line with the Labor Law,” said Ean Kimhun, an official at the Cambodian Labor Confederation. ...
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