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bonus, attendance bonus, food allowance for overtime and $5 transportation allowance.CCAWDU is concerned that in the September 27 negotiations these unions will be usedby GMAC to weaken CCAWDU and NIFTUCs bargaining position.

Legal Threats, Sacking, Intimidation and Injuries

During the strike10 trade union leaders and activists were arrested and later released fortaking part in strike activities. They are listed in the following table.

Table 1: Factories where union leaders were arrested and later released during the

strike

Factory Name Location Number of

Suspended

Union Leaders

Date

1. Meng Tong andMeng Yan Kandal Province 6 Sept 13

2. Darong Kompong SpeuProvince 2 Sept 133. Tai Yean Kompong SpeuProvince 1 Sept 134. Khbal Koh Kandal Province 1 Sept 16Total Number of

Arrested Union

Leaders 10

During the strike 28 workers from four different factories were injured. They are listed inthe table below.

Table 2: Workers injured during the strike

Factory Name Location Number of

injured workers

Date

1. Pine Great Phnom Penh 2 Sept 152. GHG Phnom Penh 4 Sept 153. Khbal Koh Kandal Province 12 Sept 164. River Rich Kandal Province 10 Sept 16Total Number of

Injured Workers 28

On Thursday, September 16 at 9:30am Coalition of CCAWDU and NIFTUC received anotice from the Minster of Social Affairs, Youth and Rehabilitation and the President ofthe Industrial Relations Working Group requesting trade unions and other stakeholdersenter discussion on September 27, 2010 to seek a resolution to the strike. On the sameday CCAWDU and NIFTUC convened a meeting with member union leaders who agreedto temporarily cease all strike activities in response to the governments offer atmediation. At 12:00pm on the same day union leaders delivered the message to all


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striking members, informing them that they may return to work on Friday, September 17,2010.

On September 17, 2010 all striking workers returned to work in the morning. At 10factories union leaders were suspended from work after receiving notification ofsuspension in a court order initiated by their employers. See Table 3.

CCAWDU received 5 different warrants (dated September 15, 16 and 17, 2010), twofrom the Kandal Provincial Court, two from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, and onefrom Kompong Speu Provincial court. Goldfame, River Rich, Blossom, Kingway and TaiYean also posted court warrants naming strike leaders who are suspended from work (seeTable 3 below). CCAWDU has not yet received a copy of these warrants. CCAWDU hasreceived court orders concerning five of the factories listed below, M&V, Sang Woo,Winners, Yung Fai, Meng Tong and Meng Yan. The warrants state that all strikingworkers must return to work within 48 hours. The warrants also state that certainworkers, who are explicitly named in the warrants, are forbidden from returning to workand the factory area until the case is resolved [no specific date is mentioned, nor is the

nature of the resolution]. Furthermore, in the warrant CCAWDU President Mr. AthThorn is ordered to stop threatening and leading workers in an illegal strike. Factorymanagement directly informed suspended workers from the other ten factories, Ken Looof GMAC confirmed that court orders are in process for the remaining factories.

Table 3: Factories where union leaders were suspended after notification of a court

order

Factory Name Location Number of Suspended

Union Leaders

1. Kingway Kandal Province 102. M&V Phnom Penh 53. Yung Fai Phnom Penh 44. Winners Kandal Province 105. River Rich Kandal Province 266. Blossom Takaeo Province 27. Tai Yean Kandal Province 188. Sang Woo Kompong Speu Province 239. Meng Tong and

Meng Yan Kandal Province 16

10.Goldfame Kandal Province 19Total Number of

Suspended Union

Leaders 133

Workers from the following factories were sacked for taking part in and/or leadingstrikes.

Table 4: Factories where workers were sacked due to strike activities

Factory Name Location Number of sacked workers


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1. Hong Mey M&X Phnom Penh 272. Daekwang Garment Phnom Penh 93. Canadia Park Phnom Penh 294. Meng Tong and

Meng Yan

Kandal

Province 4

5. Glade Peer Phnom Penh 1Total Number of

Sacked Workers 70

At 5 factories, factory managers informed strike leaders that they intend to hold the strikeleaders liable for any financial losses incurred during the strike. Managers informed theseworkers that they will seek legal action against those strikers. They are listed in Table 5below.

Table 5: Factories where union leaders have been threatened with legal action

Factory Name Location Number of Suspended

Union Leaders

1. Chuhsing Phnom Penh 102. Top World Kandal Province 33. Glappeer Phnom Penh 34. Xing Tai Phnom Penh 25. Super Tex Phnom Penh 7Total Number of

Union Leaders

Facing Lawsuits 25

Prior to the strike 20 union leaders from E-Garment were fired due to a conflict thatbroke out at the factory while they were collecting workers thumbprints in support of theliving wage campaign.

On September 17, 2010 upon returning to work at Yung Wah I and Yung Wah IIfactories, both in Kandal Province, 3 administrative staff of the companies informedunion leaders that workers must take 2 more days leave. No reason was given for thework suspension. The names of the administrative staff are: Ms. Chen Chu Fang, Mr.Som Uy Pisey and Mr. Rean Leang. Yung Wah I and Yung Wah II employ 2,950 and4,500 workers respectively.

The following table provides a list of buyers, where available, for the factories that have

taken or have expressed intent to take legal actions against strike leaders.

Table 5: Products by Factories

Factory Name Buyers

1King Way (Prek Treng)

1. Zara2. Inditex3. H&M


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4. Marks and Spencer5. Florence & Fred

2M&V

1. H & M

2. Pesco

3. NEXT

4. UP

5. M & S3

Yung Fai (or Chung Fai)

1. H & M2. Zara3. Inditex

4E-Garment

1. Inditex

2. H&M

3. Zara

4. C&A

5. Vf

5River Rich

1. H&M2. Zara3. Adidas4. Inditex5. Puma

6Bloosom

1. Inditex2. Marks & Spencer3. Florence & Fred4. Zara5. H & M

7Tai Yean

1. Xpres2. Old Navy3. Mexy4. GAP

8Sang Woo

1. H&M2. Old Navy3. GAP4. Banana Republic

9Gold Fame

1. Inditex2. Marks & Spencer3. Florence & Fred4. Zara5. H & M

10Winner

1. H &M2. Zara3. Inditex

11Chusing

1. Livy2. VF3. M & K4. FOP5. PPF6. COY

12Glade Peer

1. H & M13

Meng Yan(Cant Contact)

14Hong Mey M & X

(Cant Contact)

15Daekwang Garment Co, LTD.

(Cant Contact)


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