One week deadline for beer strike resolution
Following “tough discussions” with Phnom Penh’s deputy governor yesterday, Angkor Beer promoters agreed to suspend their protest for one week starting today. Ou Tep Phally, vice-president of the Cambodian Foods and Service Workers’ Federation, said five beer promoters and one union representative negotiated with officials. More than 30 Angkor Beer promoters have been on strike since July 25 in an attempt to pressure their employer, Cambrew Co Ltd, to implement a July 7 ruling by the Arbitration Council. The council found that the company was legally obligated to pay its beer promoters US$2 per day overtime for working on Sundays, and that it would have to pay them retroactively.
