Another Factory Owner Flees Country

More than 200 employees of the Lian Yi garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district protested yesterday, demanding the government and relevant ministries intervene after the owner of their factory fled the country without paying them their final month’s wages and benefits. The workers have been protesting since Saturday, claiming the factory owners suspended work and used the time to clear out the factory’s inventory – including supplies and factory equipment – before fleeing the country.
 

Seang Rithy, president of the Cambodian Youth Union League, said the 225 workers were forced to endure a cruel ruse by the factory owners, who told them all to return to the factory on Saturday to receive their last paycheck. When they arrived, they found the factory cleared out and no sign of the owners. “The workers were shocked when they came to the factory to get their money. Unfortunately, they got nothing,” he said.
 

Mr. Rithy said the factory employees came to his union for help on Tuesday and he said he will do everything in his power to get them what they deserve. “We want to find a resolution through legal procedures because the workers really need their wages. If we solve this through the law, it will take a long time. It will take about 6-7 months to resolve it,” he added.

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