Cambodia’s garment factory workers: Ripe for exploitation

An injured Cambodian worker escapes from riot police during clashes in Phnom Penh last November. Pic: AP

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By Albeiro Rodas Jan 11, 2014

Eight days after the crackdown on garment factory workers and opposition rallies in Phnom Penh, Cambodia seems normal this weekend. The national television continues its regular programs showing Thai and Korean soap operas, karaoke videos and news about curious things in the West like the polar freezing in US or “national news” like the January 7′s Liberation Day Anniversary. The crackdown gets some mentions on TV, such as to announce that factories are  filing cases in court against trade unions for “incitement to strike, damage to property and assets”.

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