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Police open fire on protesting Cambodian garment workers

During the second day of an ongoing nationwide strike, garment factory protests ended violently when Cambodian military police opened fire on protesters in its capital Phnom Penh. News reports indicated that at least three people have been killed, after police were sent in to end the thousand man strong protest outside a garment factory....

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Garment factories shut as workers’ strike

Protest and strikes have closed garment factories in Cambodia after the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) informed all stakeholders that the industry is unable to continue operations as workers’ demand an increase in the minimum wage. Garment workers in Cambodia held a rally over the weekend to protest over last week’s...