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Asics pays union-agreed compensation after collapse
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Mirjam van Heugten
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published
02-09-2013
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last modified
02-09-2013 15:16
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filed under:
health & safety,
Cambodia,
factory collapse,
compensation,
collapse
The families of two workers killed when the roof of the Wing Star factory collapsed in May received compensation from the factory owner and the sole buyer, sportswear brand ASICS. It is the first time this calculation, set up by Bangladeshi unions, is used outside Bangladesh.
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Free the 23!
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by
emma
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published
07-02-2014
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last modified
07-02-2014 16:16
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filed under:
Cambodia,
living wage
Clean Clothes Campaign are joining with others around the world in a day of action calling on the Cambodian Government to immediately release the 23 men detained during wage protests at the start of 2014.
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Letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
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emma
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published
10-02-2014
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last modified
10-02-2014 16:12
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filed under:
Cambodia,
living wage
Joint letter with Human Rights groups regarding the detention of 23 men in Cambodia.
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Arrested union leader Vorn Pao speaks from prison
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
11-03-2014
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last modified
11-03-2014 10:57
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filed under:
strike,
living wage,
Cambodia
In December last year, violence against garment workers began after Cambodian unions called a national strike. Workers were demanding an increase in the minimum wage to USD 160 per month. As protests continued, the police and military responded with violence on January 2 and 3, killing at least 4 people and injuring almost 40.
Among those who were arrested with violence is Vorn Pao, union leader of the Independent Democratic Informal Economy Association (IDEA). In February, he smuggled a letter out of prison.
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Attacked for standing up for their rights
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Cambodia,
UA-review
After firing 33 workers in 2007 and illegally dismissing eight union leaders in 2010, the E-Garment factory located just outside Phnom Penh engaged in several violent and unprovoked attacks on employees who were peacefully protesting against the company’s refusal to reinstate their colleagues. After lengthy protests, an agreement was signed ensuring the rights of workers to return to their jobs and for proper compensation.
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Historic settlement after months of struggle
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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last modified
28-05-2014 13:17
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filed under:
Cambodia,
UA-review
In late 2012 nearly 200 garment workers at the Kingsland factory in Phnom Penh were deprived of their severance pay after the factory abruptly closed its doors. To prevent the factory's assets being stripped (equipment being taken away and sold) they started a months-long vigil and protest camp in front of the factory. This resulted in a historic settlement with Walmart and H&M in March 2013.
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Military Police in Garment Factory
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Cambodia,
UA-review
In May 2013, a new manager of the SL Garment factory in Phnom Penh, who was also a shareholder and military general, deployed armed military police in the factory. Unionists who protested against this intimidation were fired, and legal cases were filed against them. In response to the conditions and dismissals, workers went on strike for nearly four months, with eventual negotiations resulting in an agreement in December 2013.
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Bangladesh formula crosses borders to Cambodia
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Cambodia,
UA-review
In May 2013 the Wing Star Shoe factory, located in Kampong Speu province, west of the capital Phnom Penh collapsed. Two people died and 29 people were injured. The Clean Clothes Campaign contacted the main buyer, sportswear brand ASICS and worked together with the Worker Rights Consortium, Solidarity Center and the Community Legal Education Center to reach agreement on the compensation.
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Crackdown in Cambodia
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
07-04-2014
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last modified
19-01-2016 12:54
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filed under:
living wage,
free the 23,
Cambodia
The following report from March 2014 was written in response to the violent crackdown of garment workers in Phnom Penh in January 2014. It discusses the current human and labor rights crisis affecting garment workers in Cambodia; its relationship to the underlying issue of inadequate wages; the response of university licensees to the WRC’s recent communications to them on this subject; and the WRC’s recommendations for further action by licensees and other brands and retailers doing business in Cambodia.
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News Flash: Cambodian trial adjourned
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by
emma
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published
06-05-2014
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last modified
06-05-2014 14:57
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filed under:
Cambodia,
living wage,
free the 23
The trial of 23 Cambodians who were arrested during living wage strikes in Phnom Penh in January has been postponed for a second time. The trial that was originally due to begin on April 25, resumed on May 6 only to be adjourned again. The trial is now scheduled to begin on May 20.
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