Cambodia: Protest at Factory for Nike
The New York Times | 27 May 2013
At least 23 workers were hurt in Cambodia
on Monday when the police, using stun batons, moved in to end a protest
over wages at a factory that makes clothing for Nike, a trade union
representative said. The police were ordered to move about 3,000
workers, mostly women, who had blocked a road outside their factory in
Kampong Speu Province, west of the capital, Phnom Penh. Sun Vanny,
president of the Free Trade Union, said that the workers had been
protesting since last Tuesday and that they wanted the company, which
employs more than 5,000 at the plant, to give them $14 a month to help
pay for transportation, rent and health costs on top of their $74
minimum wage. Police officials declined to comment on the clash. A Nike
spokeswoman in the United States said the company was concerned about
the allegations and investigating. Nike requires contract manufacturers
to respect employees’ freedom of association, she said.
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