6 March 2014
Despite anticipating violence between unionists and authorities, labor union heads yesterday said they will go ahead with a public forum at Freedom Park on Saturday morning (March 8). Phnom Penh City Hall on Tuesday (March 4) denied a request by 18 union federations to hold a public forum at Freedom Park on Saturday.
Despite anticipating violence between unionists and authorities, labor union heads yesterday said they will go ahead with a public forum at Freedom Park on Saturday morning (March 8). Phnom Penh City Hall on Tuesday (March 4) denied a request by 18 union federations to hold a public forum at Freedom Park on Saturday.
The union groups are continuing to demand the minimum garment wage be increased to $160 per month and 21 jailed activists and workers be freed from prison. City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche on Tuesday declared Freedom Park off-limits, saying that the 30,000 people union federations could pose a threat to security. The forum is the second step leading to a stay-at-home garment industry strike scheduled to begin from March 12 until at least March 19. Last week, some garment worker union members participated in a boycott of overtime work.
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