Phnom Penh based Grand Twins International garment factory fired more than 600 workers as they failed to show up at their workstations after they were informed by the company that attendance on the day between the Water Festival and Independence Day holidays was mandatory. Workers and union representatives said that they noticed the sign posted on the factory gate on their way to the market, announcing that 600 workers had been fired because they did not come to work for a day. Nuon Ny, President of Trade Union Cambodia Support Workers has confirmed that many returned to their home provinces for the Water Festival and thought they could come back to work today, following the Independence Day public holiday.
