Union Leader Vorn Pov, arrested during the military crackdown on striking workers of January 2nd, will remain in the Kompong Cham jail. The bail hearing at the Appeals Court did not turn into his favour this afternoon. About 100 supporters demonstrated in front of the court gates.
Since the postponed general strike in the garment sector from last week, yet another factory has walked out (see more HERE and HERE). For specific reasons, not related to the overall demand of $160? Officially yes. But what the workers from Gartha International are demanding is basically the same: they want more money and more […]
The +-300-strong crowd of workers at the EZ International Garment factory extended their bid today for a modest salary rise, a meal and transportation allowance and clean toilets by picketing at the front gate and by dancing under umbrellas to the beat of a sound system. Negotiations at 2:00PM… An ebook on the Cambodian garment […]
This second day of a strike in the garment sector, proclaimed by just a couple of unions, to push for the $160 salary and the release of the 21 people who were jailed during the violent crackdown by the army of early January, seems finding it difficult to gain momentum as the workers are being […]
A demonstration ban from the Ministry of Interior, a sealed off Freedom Park and the equation of important riot police forces, few workers and a fair amount of observers or journalists (at times larger than the number of workers) showing up at Freedom Park resulted in an informal demonstration/meeting/gathering/protest in the garden adjacent to the […]
Judging by the number of participants, the mobilisation to free the 21 workers, union leaders and activists who were arrested during the early January crackdown by the armed forces on striking workers is not really gaining momentum. Only the infatigable ladies from Boeung Kak lake and monks from the Independent Monk Network for Social Justice […]
In an attempt to put pressure on factory owners and the government to obtain a wage of 160$ for the garment factory workers as well as the release of 21 workers, union leaders and activists jailed after January 2nd and 3rd crackdown on striking workers, several unions organised the first day of an overtime strike, […]
The 21 workers, activists and union leaders who were arrested on January 2nd and 3rd during a violent crackdown (see HERE) by the army on a workers’ strike which also resulted in at least 4 being killed by bullets and numerous wounded, were being tried at the Appeals Court for a bail request. Only the […]