Factory wage rallies heat up

11 July 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Economic policy and administration / Garments and textiles / Government / Human rights / Industries / Labor / Labor arbitration / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Social development
Arbitration Council / Hun Sen / Ministry of Labour / Ocean Garment factory

More than 1,000 workers held a demonstration in front of Ocean Garment factory in the capital yesterday, burning tyres and blocking the road in protest against the management’s refusal to abide by a ruling that workers be paid in full for a one-month closure. On May 24, Ocean management announced to employees that the factory would close until June 26, and that workers would be paid $15 for the intervening period. After the Arbitration Council ruled on Wednesday that the factory – which remains closed – must pay employees their full salaries for the month (at least $100 per worker), Ocean wrote in a letter that it would not follow the ruling and intended to pay workers just $50 for that month. …

 Mom Kunthear
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