Three Party Dialogue Mechanism In Kampuchea Apparel Industry

< p > recently, the garment industry talks jointly held by the European and American "a href=" //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp "clothing brand" /a, the global trade union union and the Kampuchea government held in Phnom Penh, Kampuchea.

The representatives of the participants held close consultations on how to improve the treatment of workers in the clothing industry.

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< p > the "a href=" //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp "Kampuchea" /a "Vice Prime Minister KeatChhon and the Minister of labor and Commerce of the country, as well as other senior government officials, to discuss the related matters.

They also included European brands such as H&M, Inditex, guy Pu, C&A and Puma.

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< p > three party personnel discussed how to deal with the strike of clothing workers in Kampuchea earlier this year and how to prevent such incidents in the future.

Besides, minimum wage reform and trade union legislation will also be included in the discussion topic.

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Kalina, Secretary General of the Ministry of industry of Kampuchea, said: "there are signs that the government will take some measures in the coming period and will continue to maintain the three party dialogue with the brand and Global trade union organizations". P

Steve Benedek, Minister of the Department of human rights and trade unions of the ITUC, added: "the establishment of a dialogue mechanism marks the willingness of the government of Kampuchea to enhance the sustainable competitiveness of the garment industry in the country.

Including minimum wage reform and workers' right to freedom of association. "

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Different from the peaceful dialogue atmosphere between the government and < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > brand < p >, the Kampuchea trade union organization called for a national strike in March this year, continuing to protest the wage and the government's repressive actions in the garment industry.

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< p > workers in the clothing and footwear industry of Kampuchea have been hoping to raise their minimum monthly salary to $160 in a short period of time.

Last December, the Ministry of labour of Kampuchea agreed to raise the minimum monthly salary of $80 to $100 in 2014, and finally achieve the minimum monthly salary of $160 in 2018.

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< p > but the clothing trade union rejected the proposal. The trade union workers' strike action gradually evolved into violence, which killed at least 5 people and injured 20.

Global brands and retailers from Kampuchea have repeatedly condemned such violent crackdown.

At the end of January this year, the brands sent letters to the government, manufacturers and trade unions in Kampuchea. They expressed strong opposition to all forms of violence and expressed great concern about the volatile production situation in Kampuchea.

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< p > these brands emphasize that they are concerned about the safety of suppliers and the long-term stable development of the garment industry in Kampuchea, and hope that all parties can refrain from using force or violence in future.

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