Cambodian officials meet with buyers from global brands on garment issues

26 May 2014
Xinhuanet News
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Cambodian officials, led by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon, on Monday met with a 18-member delegation representing global brands and trade unions to discuss garment worker rights and wages. It was the second round of talks between Cambodian government officials and representatives of major brands including H&M, Gap, Levi's and Puma, as well as IndustriALL Global Union after a similar meeting held here in February. Speaking to reporters after a two-hour closed-door meeting, Heng Sour, spokesman for the Ministry of Labor, said the meeting touched on the issues of minimum wages for workers, draft trade union law, and 23 labor activists and workers arrested during violent clashes in January. ...

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