Buyers in the U.S. may want to see the living standards of workers and not persecuting innocent

Washington : - Retail clothing brands that are sold in the U.S. market continues to put pressure on the government and the Garment Manufacturers Association to return to the negotiating table with the unions as soon as possible to end the dispute with workers in the country .This is the first intervention in the largest scale and a serious company orders goods from garments clothing in Cambodia hold itself deeply into the bitter dispute between the employer Workers and the government . Those companies have H & M , hke Colombo snooker Phu Wide st_row And in uniform .The rare interferes occur after the violent crackdown by the government last weekend on a group of workers who protest demand wage increase from $ 80 to $ 160 Cause died 5 people and injured more than 40 people and arrested more than 20 people .Mrs. Laura Johnson (Laura Wilkinson) , a spokesman of the company Gap told VOA e - mail :' We are very concerned about the safety and security of Cambodian garment factory workers . We strongly against all forms of violence and urged the government to negotiate with the parties involved to resolve the conflict this peaceful .The company boasts Colombo Expressed disturbance to this violent incident and condolences to the families who have died fertilizer and injuries .Via e - mail to the Voice of America RON Pham ban (Ron Parham) senior director of investor relations and communication specifies that :We believe that all workers have the right to work in the environment , safety and security , and will gather organize and collective bargaining law and peacefully without suffering the penalty of interference or fear . These include the right to negotiate for minimum salary .Mr. Ron Graham also claimed that :We also support the efforts of the government and the council to implement a monitoring mechanism base salary accordingly , based on international best practices Using criteria and impartial data .Likewise , companies Clothing , H & M announced its far from the violence that has occurred and insisted on the deal as soon .Mrs. Anna Eric Johnson (Anna Eriksson) spokesman of the company H & M has confirmed to VOA via its e - mail on Thursday that :We hope that this conflict can be resolved in the near future , And peaceful negotiations about pay will be able to start in honest and acceptable by all parties .H & M has confirmed that its staff in regular contact with the garment unions and associations and monitor developments in the country very closely .However, not a single brand that VOA has contacted expressed intent of stop orders yet .Anna Eriksson stated in e - mail that :«H & M remains committed to helping Cambodia as a country that we have an important order products And in as a major order in the Cambodian garment industry We will continue to encourage all parties involved to negotiate a new and reach a settlement with the OK with each other on this conflict .Other large companies VOA associated with such a Geology and confirmed the same thing, they maintain In its letter sent to Prime Minister Hun Sen and Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia on January 7 .When VOA asked about the possibility of those big companies stop orders From country she Randall Lyme (Lauren Lamkin) The public relations division of the company confirmed that the answer is , as in the past Open Letter same .Open letter stated that :« Brands remain committed to helping Contribute to long - term economic development of the country And for the prosperity of its citizens .Most workers returned to work , and after tens of thousands of them walking out of work since 24 December to protest against the decision of the Council to pay $ 95 and later was Ministry unilateral decision up to $ 100 . So far , the union continues to maintain unchanged despite protests could face civil court to sue with some companies , which were destroyed by angry crowd Union and ask the government and manufacturers to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible .Garments , clothing is an important backbone of a poor country , exported in size budget More than $ 5 billion a year and employs more than 400,000 workers Mostly young women from rural areas of the country .Their protest to be very interesting because of the current situation of political support and opposition full support for their demands .GMAC has changed position several times since The protests broke out , including asking permission for transporting material out of the country and that the door for negotiating an increase in the closed permanently . But in the final position after pressure from buyers Ken Loo , secretary general of the association , said :' We looked at the government . If the new government announced The base salary up to a few other So all enterprises must respect and Because our laws .But so far , the government has not yet set that will help negotiate at any time yet . Um secretary of the Ministry of Labour confirmed that he is busy VOA reached on Friday .Those big companies Also need to maintain their reputation for users in the United States would boycott a purchase if there does not respect the law and violated workers ' rights in its buy them and if the content open Letter this past is they want to have a long - term solution , with the establishment of a monitoring mechanism installed annual salary to basic salary negotiations , peaceful future .