Factories ask gov’t to punish strike leaders

25 August 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic policy and administration / Garments and textiles / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Unions
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Jiun Ye Garment factory / Khmer Union Federation of Workers Spirit / National Road 5

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) over the weekend released a statement condemning an ongoing strike at a Kompong Chhnang garment factory and urging authorities to “punish the perpetrators.” About 3,000 employees of the Chinese-owned Jiun Ye Garment factory have been on strike since August 18 over management’s failure to include their monthly bonus pay in their last paychecks. The factory has blamed the omissions on a technical error and says it is working to correct the mistake, but the workers accuse the owners of trying to cheat them. …

 Ben Sokhean
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