After high-level government officials met with major apparel brands and international labour unions…attendees and observers said they felt positive about the government’s sincerity in improving standards for Cambodia’s garment workers. Minimum wage reform, trade union legislation and the status of 21 people detained since their arrests at demonstrations supporting a national garment worker strike…were among topics discussed…“Certainly, in recent memory, it’s hard to place when and where a similar meeting has taken place in Cambodia,” Dave Welsh, country director for labour rights group Solidarity Center, said. “The participants list alone suggests a level of seriousness…and a level of urgency.”…Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union president Ath Thorn also saw the meeting as a sign the government is taking labour rights issues seriously…[refers to C&A, H&M, Inditex, Puma]