Thousand of Cambodian workers take to picket lines
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| Garment workers from the Yung Wah I and Yung Wah II Industrial (Cambodia) factories block a road during a protest in Kandal province, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post |
13 February 2013
By May Titthara and Mom Kunthear
The Phnom Penh Post
With the anniversary of the shooting of three garment workers at Kaoway Sports factory in Bavet town just a week away, about 5,000 workers went on strike yesterday at the Manhattan Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), where then-city governor Chhouk Bandith allegedly opened fire last year.
In a simultaneous protest yesterday, the entire workforce of Kandal province’s Yung Wah Industrial garment factory complex – about 7,000 workers – blocked the road outside the shuttered Gap supplier all dayto demand their salaries, which are two months overdue.
Workers from four factories – Long Bright, Chart, and bicycle factories Smart Tech and Best Way – protested in Svay Rieng province’s MSEZ against low wages and other conditions.
“The factories don’t respect working conditions,” said Ros Savy, an employee of Long Bright. “They always fire workers.”
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