Incitement Charge for Chhun
Global brands Levi’s and Gap had continued slashing orders at the Tai Yang and Camwell factories in Kandal province, costing the company that owns them about US$6 million, its manager claimed yesterday. Tai Yang Enterprises manager Wu Minghuor said the brands had reduced their orders from the factories by 80 per cent as a result of the strike over seniority bonuses, which began on June 25. The man responsible was Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun, who had “destroyed the company” by inciting workers to protest, Minghuor said. Chhun was yesterday summonsed to appear in Kandal Provincial Court over allegations he incited the strike at the factories, in Ang Snuol district. … The strike at the Tai Yang factories has involved about 4,000 workers, but fewer than 40 remain off work. …
