Wait…
The workers from the (accidentally) burned down garment factory June in Phnom Penh have been waiting for hours outside the prison to see their union representative released. She was arrested during a scuffle with the police on sunday, when the workers were demonstrating in front of the factory to obtain a little more severance pay than the 20$ per working year. At around 12 she was whisked away in a U.N. car…
I missed sunday’s demo. Had to catch up…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/05/2011: Worker from the burned down June garment factory showing bruises inflicted by police during a demonstration to obtain severance pay of 20$ per working year.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 9/05/2011: Workers from the burned down June garment factory waiting in front of jail for the liberation of their union representatitive after she was arrested during a demonstration to obtain severance pay of 20$ per working year
Tomorrow there’ll be a new story available on the garment factory workers on my website.