The Labour Ministry yesterday criticised a group of 2,000 protestors who took to the streets demanding liveable wages, saying that such rallies were no way to discuss income issues. Minister Ith Samheng said that the celebration of International Labour Day was marred by the protestors who gathered in Phnom Penh to demand that the government increase the national minimum wage.
 

“At the same time we’re celebrating International Labour Day here, these are unions and vocational organisations gathering and disrupting public order,” he said. He also claimed that the protest was funded by “sponsors” which he deemed a waste of time and resources.
 

 “I want to ask the sponsors, why don’t they want to spend their money to develop our infrastructure or to train our workers? It is better than supporting these unions and organisations who conduct activities which impact our society,” he said. “Why have they chosen to gather outside and started yelling? We can sit and talk to each other here in order to find a solution together instead.”

 

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