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Bavet City garment strikes gain momentum

28 April 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Economic policy and administration / Economy and commerce / Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Investment / Judiciary and courts / Labor / Labor arbitration / Labor policy and administration / Law and judiciary / Ministries and other national bodies / Provincial and local governments / Social development / Special economic zones / Unions
BK factory / Chea Udom / Chhouk Bundith / Collective Union of Movement of Workers / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Kingmaker factory / Manhattan Special Economic Zone / Smart Tech / Sun Chet / Svay Rieng provincial labor department / Tai Seng Bavet Special Economic Zone

Trade unions may have failed to get a stay-at-home strike for higher wages off the ground after the Khmer New Year earlier this month. But a strike for bonus pay is picking up steam in Svay Rieng Province, where some 20,000 garment workers protested at ...

 Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bavet-city-garment-strikes-gain-momentum-57447/

2,500 workers in Bavet SEZ go on strike

21 April 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Economic policy and administration / Economy and commerce / Garments and textiles / Government / Human rights / Industries / Investment / Labor / Labor arbitration / Labor policy and administration / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministries and other national bodies / Social development / Special economic zones / Unions
Bavet City / Bestway Industrial factory / Collective Union of Movement of Workers / Free Trade Union / FTU / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Keo Sokhorn / labor law / Smart Tech / You Li factory

More than 2,000 workers at three factories in Svay Rieng’s Bavet City went on strike Saturday, claiming their bosses owed them money. About 500 workers at the You Li factory, which makes baby clothes, went on strike Saturday because management refused to pay them for Thursday ...

 Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/2500-workers-in-bavet-sez-go-on-strike-56762/

Better to Ride These Bikes Than Make Them

28 January 2013
Independent European Daily Express
Economy and commerce / Exports / Investment / Special economic zones / Trade
“Tai Seng zone” / A &J / Atlantic Cycle Co / Best Way Industry / Better Factories / bicycles / Bike EU / Chinese aid / CLEC / Community Legal Education Centre / EBA / EBMA / EU / European Bicycle Manufacturers’ Association / European Union aid / Everything But Arms / Everything But Arms Agreement / export industry / Generalized Scheme of Preferences / GSP / ILO / International Labour Organisation program / IPS / labour shortage / LDCs / least developed countries / low wages / Manhattan zone / manufacturing industry / SEZ / Smart Tech / Special Economic Zone / Strongman and A & J / Svay Reing / Svay Reing province / Svay Rieng / Thailand / U.S. / worker strikes

Cambodia’s export business is in the process of changing due to shifts in manufacturing in Asia. A business publication in the country has reported unexpected growth in the “machinery and transport equipment” sector and speculated it was as [sic] “probably bicycles.” But when Cambodia jumped ...

http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2013_750/better-ride-these-bikes-make-them

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