Thursday, 15 July 2010

REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea : Chea Mony (C), president of Cambodia's Free Trade Union, speaks during a strike in the factory compound of Chinese-owned Berry Apparel Cambodia Co. Ltd

Cambodian garment workers of Chinese-owned Berry Apparel Cambodia Co. Ltd, go on strike in front of the company's factory in Dang Kao district on the outskirts of Phnom Penh July 14, 2010. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Cambodian garment workers of Chinese-owned Berry Apparel Cambodia Co. Ltd, go on strike in front of the company's factory in Dang Kao district on the outskirts of Phnom Penh July 14, 2010. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Saing Somaly (C), a 29 year-old Cambodian garment worker of Chinese-owned Berry Apparel Cambodia Co. Ltd, speaks during a strike in front of the company's factory in Dang Kao district on the outskirts of Phnom Penh July 14, 2010. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea


Cambodian garment workers of Chinese-owned Berry Apparel Cambodia Co. Ltd, go on strike in front of the company's factory in Dang Kao district on the outskirts of Phnom Penh July 14, 2010. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea


Chea Mony (C), president of Cambodia's Free Trade Union, speaks during a strike in the factory compound of Chinese-owned Berry Apparel Cambodia Co. Ltd in Dang Kao district on the outskirts of Phnom Penh July 14, 2010. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Verk Mom, 24, a worker from Prey Veng province working at a Vietnamese-owned garment factory, puts on make-up as she prepares to work as a hostess at a beer garden, in her rented room in Phnom Penh July 11, 2010. Verk, who earns approximately $50 per month at the factory, holds her hostess job to earn extra cash. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week.On July 8 the government, employers in the sector and five largely pro-government unions agreed an increase in the minimum wage from Oct. 1 to $61 a month from $56 a month, including a $6. Picture taken July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Verk Mom, 24, who works at a Vietnamese-owned garment factory, styles the hair of her colleague, Yum It, in her rented room in Phnom Penh July 11, 2010. Verk, who earns approximately $50 per month at the factory, styles hair for people to earn extra cash. Around 20,000 garment workers went on strike in Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a trade union leader, who said they were demanding a bigger increase in the minimum wage than the 9 percent agreed by rival unions last week.On July 8 the government, employers in the sector and five largely pro-government unions agreed an increase in the minimum wage from Oct. 1 to $61 a month from $56 a month, including a $6. Picture taken July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

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