Workers’ ‘resignations’ disputed
Workers at shuttered plush-toy company First & Main claimed yesterday their bosses had forced them to thumbprint resignation letters they had not written, a plan they feared could deny them severance pay. Mech Mom, a representative of the 357 workers at the US-owned factory, in the capital’s Sen Sok district, said about 30 had refused the final installment of their outstanding wages because of the demand. ... But Brad Holes, owner and chief executive officer of the US-based company that closed its factory on August 26, said managers had not forced anyone to resign and had paid out workers from money raised from auctioning assets. ... Holes disputed suggestions the factory had been on the verge of financial collapse in late August; workers, he said, had taken a two-week paid break after defective toys discovered in an order had affected operations. ...
