Union says three workers arrested over wing star protest
At least three workers were arrested Tuesday morning outside the Wing Star Shoes factory in Kompong Speu province, where the Free Trade Union (FTU) has been leading a strike calling for benefits and back pay, according to police and a union representative. An FTU representative said that police arrested three workers, while a local police official said that six workers were arrested. “The provincial police have arrested six people for questioning. It is concerning the protest,” said Kim Sophannara, chief of police in Kong Pisei district, where the Wing Star factory is located. “They were arrested for inciting a protest,” he added, declining to comment further. … Bin Sreymom, the head of the FTU at Wing Star, said three workers had been taken away by police at about 6 a.m. and their whereabouts remained unknown to the union. … Ms. Sreymom said that the arrests would likely add further fuel to a protest that was supposed to end after union representatives and Wing Star factory managers came to a tentative deal Tuesday to end the industrial action. She said that the factory had agreed during a meeting to four demands, including a $5 monthly health bonus, a $0.50 daily meal allowance, and payment of salaries during the time workers have been on strike. But the factory representatives said they would follow through with the deal only if workers returned to their stations Wednesday.
Mech Dara and Sany Sinary
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