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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Chea Mony, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), announced the plan for a non-violent strike starting from 27 March to 29 March, in order to demand for a monthly salary raise of $5 for garment workers, as well as to demand for a lowering of price of goods on the market which is not on par with the salaries. Chea Mony said on Tuesday that he sent a letter about the strike to Ministry of Interior since 21 March. Som On, the president of the National Cambodian Union Federation which regroups 13 unions, opposed the FTUWKC strike, saying that the strike threat does not serve the workers but that it only serves the interest of a political party. Som On said that this strike could affect work for all workers, and could affect investors who came to open factories in Cambodia, that they would not be happy with this situation, and they could invest elsewhere instead.
