[PHNOM PENH POST]
More than 300 striking workers at Jie Wei garment factory in the
capital’s Dangkor district will return to work today after successful
negotiations yesterday settled a labour dispute that led to a three-day
strike last week.
Factory management agreed to nine of the 11
demands made by workers, representatives of the company and workers said
yesterday, after meeting with officials from the Ministry of Labour.
The
two demands the company did not agree to were half-pay for workers on
maternity leave and the re-employment of seven workers who had been
allegedly ousted without just cause. Those workers were also union
representatives.
Union Federation for Labor Rights president Sam
Soeurn said the strike was successful and that the factory had
“recognized its mistakes” and “will stop exploiting workers”.
Var
Yuwathana, director of the Labour Dispute Office of the Ministry of
Labour, said that the two worker’s demands that were not met would be
forwarded to the Arbitration Council for review.
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