Customers shop in the newly opened H&M shop in Shanghai April 12, 2007. (Photo: Reuters)Friday, May 18, 2007
By Nhim Sophal
Cambodge Soir
Unofficial translation from French by Tola Ek
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Challenge between the workers and the management at the River Rich factory over layoffs.
Members of the CCAWDU (Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Worker Democrat Union) prepare to burn down this morning in front of the River Rich factory, clothes made for the Zara, H&M and Inditex SA labels. The union wants to take this action to attract the attention of these major label companies on the plight of their colleagues who were laid off. During this occasion, At Thun, CCAWDU President, indicates in a communiqué that he will hold a press conference to remind about the fate of the 30 union members laid off by the factory in 2006.
Among those laid off, 10 of them still uphold their complaint to the court, but 20 others have dropped their cases in exchange for a sum of money proposed by the factory owner. At Thun will also talk about the violations of the work code perpetrated by the Chinese owner of this factory, located in the Kandal province, about 20 kilometers from Phnom Penh. He hopes that this spectacular action will have an impact on the large companies such as Zara and H&M, and also on the behavior of the River Rich owner.
Members of the CCAWDU (Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Worker Democrat Union) prepare to burn down this morning in front of the River Rich factory, clothes made for the Zara, H&M and Inditex SA labels. The union wants to take this action to attract the attention of these major label companies on the plight of their colleagues who were laid off. During this occasion, At Thun, CCAWDU President, indicates in a communiqué that he will hold a press conference to remind about the fate of the 30 union members laid off by the factory in 2006.
Among those laid off, 10 of them still uphold their complaint to the court, but 20 others have dropped their cases in exchange for a sum of money proposed by the factory owner. At Thun will also talk about the violations of the work code perpetrated by the Chinese owner of this factory, located in the Kandal province, about 20 kilometers from Phnom Penh. He hopes that this spectacular action will have an impact on the large companies such as Zara and H&M, and also on the behavior of the River Rich owner.
