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Clashes as thousands of Cambodians protest Nike factory work conditions

Clashes as thousands of Cambodians protest Nike factory work conditionsHundreds of police intervened after around 4,000 striking staff at Nike’s factory in the Cambodian capital clashed with colleagues, who continued working. This comes after the factory’s management refused to raise monthly salaries by US$12. Police said that at least 11 officers and eight workers were injured during the brawl in Phnom Penh. The strikers also say seven people were arrested. The employees at the Sabrina factory are pressing for a wage increase, following the death of 1,000 people in a collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh this April. According to witnesses, the striking workers, who were armed with sticks and rocks, smashed windows before being confronted by the members of the opposing labor union, who didn’t support the action. A contingent of about 1,000 police and soldiers, with batons and shields, was required to separate the clashing sides and disperse the strikers. “We had to break them up in order to protect the whole factory from destruction,” Kheng Tito, national military police spokesman, told Reuters. More…

News selected by Covalence | Country: Cambodia | Company: Nike  | Source: RT.com

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