Some 300 members of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) protested yesterday, threatening Prime Minister Hun Sen with a mass strike involving thousands of workers if the Kingdom’s garment sector wages are not increased.
Workers at the protest in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park held banners stating “$61 makes us faint” – referring to the current garment worker minimum monthly wage – and warned the government could expect huge industrial action in the next few months if they did not take action.
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Source: (The Phnom Penh Post – December 31, 2012)
