Hundreds walk in capital over factory dismissals

About 300 workers at the Lian Hao garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district protested for the third day in a row yesterday over the sacking of 14 workers, allegedly for forming a union.

Workers Development Union Federation president Tep Ton said the workers began protesting on Saturday, a day after their firing.

“The 14 workers who were fired were preparing to create a union in the factory to represent and help workers,” he said, adding that the workers had already prepared the leadership infrastructure for the union, such as naming the director and deputy director.

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