SL reps, unionists to sign deal to end strike
A nearly four-month strike, punctuated by a violent clash between unionists and police that left one bystander dead, could come to an end this afternoon.
Officials from SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd and the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) – which represents a large majority of factory employees – are scheduled to meet at the Ministry of Labour at 2:30pm, where they are expected to sign a strike-ending agreement. …
If each side signs the five-point agreement, SL would reinstate 19 fired union leaders and activists, pay strikers half their salary for the time they were on strike, reinstate employees’ previous shift schedule and limit the role of shareholder Meas Sotha, in the factory’s day-to-day operations. …
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sl-reps-unionists-sign-deal-end-strike
