Orders spur negotiations salary workers

Buy clothes and shoes U.S. And EU On Tuesday, January 7, expressed regret at the violent repression of the armed forces On workers to strike $ 160.

Those companies Asked the armed forces to ensure worker safety Manufacturers and government And union representatives Solutions is paid as soon as possible .
Famous companies in the United States and Europe , such as games (Gap) awakens (Adidas) Geology (Puma) and November whereby ATM (H & M) has signed a joint statement Asked the Prime Minister Hun Sen factories and union representatives Faithful to continue negotiations with To deal with base salaries And to immediately stop all violence So that workers can return to work Without fear .
Those companies have also expressed their support for mechanisms to find solutions Base salary Respect to the requirements of international To reduce labor disputes . Statement also announced The use of violence to workers And the use of armed forces to crack down on workers .
Senior officials of the Community Legal Education Center , Moen said October The government will be able to listen to the pressure of orders clothes Because garments clothes Shoes and can generate more income country . He added that The violent crackdown on workers will be able to affect the honor orders clothes on the international market And if violence continues to happen to the workers Those companies will be able to stop doing business in the market .
On January 3 , the government 's armed forces are believed Using real weapons fire on workers Demonstrations demanding an increase in the base on the road Veng SRENG . 4 workers some sources that 5 people were killed and injured about 40 people and arrested some .
Company spokesman clothes November whereby ATM Anthony drea diarrhea (Andrea Roos) told RFA Against the use of violence to resolve labor disputes And hope Labor disputes will be solved in the near future Through honest negotiations .
He added that the company clothes November whereby ATM will continue to do business in Cambodia . company Requested all stakeholders to start negotiations To reach the agreed mutual conflict . He added that Agents in Cambodia Union officials And factory representatives To monitor the situation Every day .
Officials central cabinet spokesman Phay Phan said preventing cracks workers Armed forces crack down on insurgents , not workers .
He said that after the crackdown , on January 2 and 3 , the workers returned to work in factories . On Fundraising Factory representative said Around 65 to 70 percent return to work After nearly 4 thousand workers have demonstrated . Phay Phan said the government will continue to facilitate discussions installed base salary between Manufacturers representative And unions .
However, International Confederation (ITUC) , which is based in washing gene (Brussels) also asked the government to release workers who were arrested immediately And being brought to the person who shot and killed workers convicted . International Federation statement said The factory workers being paid to lower demand To be able to survive on the plant when earned income up to $ 5 billion annually from buyers clothes And shoes . Statement also condemned factory workers threatened By threatening to move factories to other countries Competent and supported using violence killed workers .