Around 200 garment workers staged protest in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia, seeking payment of their due wages from the owners of Top World Garment and Kbal Koah Garment of Hong Kong. Around 600 workers have been on strike since January 10. “The workers really need their wages because they are facing livelihood difficulties,” reportedly informed an official.
The informal cordon ended when local authorities and Labour Ministry officials negotiated a meeting with workers’ representatives. However, it is still not clear whether the garment factory owners have paid the dues or not.
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It is pertinent to mention here that Cambodian garment industry is worth US $ 6.9 billion and employs 690,000 workers, mostly women in approximately 1,000 factories.
