Garment Worker Advocates Condemn Rise In Detentions
In Cambodia Two Cambodian youths are facing 11 years in prison for throwing rocks at police during one of the country’s recent clashes between security forces and workers who make clothes carried by some of the largest Western retail outlets, including major buyers like The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GAP), Hennes & Mauritz AB (STO:HM-B) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT). Vanny Vannan, believed to be 18 or 19, and Meas Nun, a minor who works collecting scrap metal on the streets of Phnom Penh, are scheduled to have their verdict read before a judge on May 30. Meas is developmentally disabled, while Vanny was wrongfully arrested, human rights activists have said.
About 180 workers from Star Tax garment factory continued a sixth day of protest on May 13 over issues including mismanagement and ill treatment of workers. The protest started in the front of factory, in Shwe Pyi Tha Industrial zone, on May 8 and have demanded the immediate sacking of the factory manager. “We will be here until the factory manager gets sacked. Today is 6th day. The employer did not make further discussions with us until now,” said San Thi, a worker from the factory
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