Three injured, three arrested in clash
Thousands of protesting workers have blocked the road in front of the Ministry of Labor and the Prampi Makara overpass to demand that minimum wage be raised to $160 per month by 2014.
Thousands of protesting workers have blocked the road in front of the Ministry of Labor and the Prampi Makara overpass to demand that minimum wage be raised to $160 per month by 2014.
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- At least three police officers have been injured and three protesting workers arrested after a violent clash erupted in the Special Economic Zone of the Por Senchey district on Friday, according to reports.
The violence broke out after police officers at the site pushed protesting workers who were blocking National Road four.
During the clash, angry workers threw rocks and bottles at police forces.
In another part of the country, thousands of protesting workers have blocked the road in front of the Ministry of Labor and the Prampi Makara overpass to demand that minimum wage be raised to $160 per month by 2014.
The protests and strikes throughout the provinces and in the capital erupted after the Ministry of Labor announced that minimum wage will be raised from the current $80 to $95 per month in 2014, and will reach $160 by 2018, however footwear and garment factory workers want the $160 pay raise to take effect in 2014 instead of 2018.
386 labor unions in Cambodia announced on Thursday that they will hold massive strikes beginning in January 2014, to demand the $160 per month pay increase along with other demands, and will continue to strike until their demands are met.
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