The garment sector in Cambodia has seen a number of disputes recently, see here, here and here. In an ongoing case, a group of around 700 workers, formerly employed by Kingsland, a supplier to Walmart, have blockaded the factory to make sure that no machinery is taken out until their entitlements are paid out. They are also using ‘flying pickets’ to block roads. They are now going to start a protest hunger strike while Walmart employees in Illinois are going to stage a solidarity demonstration. On Friday 1 of March, at a meeting with workers in Phnom Penh, Walmart agreed to pay the workers’ entitlements.
The garment sector in Cambodia has seen a number of disputes recently, see here, here and here. In an ongoing case, a group of around 700 workers, formerly employed by Kingsland, a supplier to Walmart, have blockaded the factory to make sure that no machinery is taken out until their entitlements are paid out. They are also using ‘flying pickets’ to block roads. They are now going to start a protest hunger strike while Walmart employees in Illinois are going to stage a solidarity demonstration. On Friday 1 of March, at a meeting with workers in Phnom Penh, Walmart agreed to pay the workers’ entitlements.
