The commemoration of May Day in Cambodia was another occasion for workers to come out to demand better pay, safer working conditions, shorter hours and the right to organise without fear of repression. Unfortunately, while thousands of workers marched in the capital Phnom Pehn, many were injured when police and security guards baton-charged part of the demonstration. Just a couple of days earlier, 20,000 garment workers went on strike in a special economic zone over unpaid bonus. Meanwhile, the campaign to free 23 labour activists arrested in January continues.
The commemoration of May Day in Cambodia was another occasion for workers to come out to demand better pay, safer working conditions, shorter hours and the right to organise without fear of repression. Unfortunately, while thousands of workers marched in the capital Phnom Pehn, many were injured when police and security guards baton-charged part of the demonstration. Just a couple of days earlier, 20,000 garment workers went on strike in a special economic zone over unpaid bonus. Meanwhile, the campaign to free 23 labour activists arrested in January continues.
