Thousands of Striking Factory Workers Briefly Block City Road

19 May 2012
The Cambodia Daily
blocked / Boeng Tompun commune / garment factory workers / higher salaries / Meanchey District / Phnom Penh / protesters / Road 371 / strike / striking / Traffic / union officials

Nearly 6,000 striking garment factory workers briefly blocked Road 371 in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Friday to bring attention to their demands for higher salaries, union officials and protesters said. Marking the third day of strike action, the mainly female workers moved into the middle of the busy road in Boeng Tompun commune and blocked vehicles from passing for around 15 minutes before police moved in to clear the protestors and allow traffic to pass. …

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