Garment Workers Strike, Demand Higher Wages

About 4,000 workers at the M&V Textile factory in Kompong Chhnang province, which supplies well-known brands such as H&M and Gap, went on strike yesterday morning to demand a pay raise, a union representative said. Meas Sokhen, a representative of the Free Trade Union, said that protesters are seeking additional payment to help them with transportation costs, a raise in their attendance bonus and an additional $3 per holiday or Sunday worked. …