Conditions 'Not Good' in 2007, Unions Re****t
By Mean Veasna, VOA Khmer
Original re****t from Phnom Penh
01 February 2008
The lives of workers in Cambodia's factories have improved little,
despite the country's improved economic performance, union leaders
said Friday.
Workers are subject to abuse and dismissal by management, while their
wages remain low. Meanwhile, strikes and demonstrations are often
broken with force.
A re****t by the Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers Democratic Union
said 104 workers, including union representatives, had been fired in
seven factories in 2007.
Forty-two workers from a single factory were laid off in August alone,
the union said.
"What we have seen is not that good in 2007. Related to the job, I
think we have quite a lot of problems," said Sam Sreymom, vice
president of the Cambodian Free Trade Union. "The price of goods keeps
soaring. The rent is also going up, so the income is not enough."
Om Mean, undersecretary of state for the Ministry of Labor, said
factories are "not perfect, ...but if we can have more positive
[steps], then it is good."
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