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Archive for the 'Garment Industry' Category

Labour Day

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Honouring the Cambodian garment factory worker… Here, here and a multimedia here…

Exhibition opening in Lyon

Friday, September 9th, 2011

The touring exhibition about the achievements of the Agence Française de Développement starts in Lyon this Friday. If you are in the area: it is in the open air, it is for free… And if you could take some pictures of the set up and send them to me? Thanks… See the pictures on my […]

Moving Stills

Friday, May 20th, 2011

A multimedia presentation of the story ‘Cambodia: Better Factories’ is available on Youtube… So, yes, from time to time I do shoot stills that are moving… Check it out here: Better Factories

New Story on Garment Factories

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

So, finally… I think I can go public with it… Here are the pictures of the new story on the ‘Better Factories‘ program, organised by ILO, partly financed by AFD… The story is part of an open-air exhibition which will tour France at the following places at the following dates… BORDEAUX , 21 – 29 […]

Wait…

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

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 […]

Tack Fat Strike

Friday, April 1st, 2011

One month ago about 1000 garment workers were laid off by banrupt Tack Fat garment factory with a severance pay way under the legal limits. It is the end of the month and the workers have to pay the rent of their house… More on a previous garment factory workers strike and garment factory workers…

‘Who Killed Chea Vichea’

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

‎’Who Killed Chea Vichea‘ by Bradley Cox wins Special Jury Prize at the FIFDH in Paris… Soon in a movie theater in Phnom Penh? You must be kidding… Phnom Penh is in the Kingdom of Wonder…

2nd Choice -24… That’s it…

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Well not really 2nd choice anymore… These pictures were taken after the deadline for the assignment passed by… It is hard to stop. There is so much more to tell. New places were discovered, worthy exploring a bit more. Anyhow: these are the last in the series I’ll show you. Now you’ll have to wait […]