Cambodian workers hurt in Nike factory clash
Police with stun batons were called to end a protest over pay by 3,000 mostly female workers making clothes for the US firm
Sun Vanny, president of the Free Trade Union at Sabrina, said the workers making the Nike clothing had been staging strikes and protests since 21 May. They want the US sportswear firm, which employs more than 5,000 people at the plant, to give them $14 a month to help pay for transport, rent and healthcare costs on top of their $74 minimum wage.
Authorities declined to comment on the clash, saying they were still collecting reports. No immediate comment was available from Nike.
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Police with stun batons were called to end a protest over pay by 3,000 mostly female workers making clothes for the US firm
Sun Vanny, president of the Free Trade Union at Sabrina, said the workers making the Nike clothing had been staging strikes and protests since 21 May. They want the US sportswear firm, which employs more than 5,000 people at the plant, to give them $14 a month to help pay for transport, rent and healthcare costs on top of their $74 minimum wage.
Authorities declined to comment on the clash, saying they were still collecting reports. No immediate comment was available from Nike.
more
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/27/cambodian-workers-hurt-nike-factory-clash