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Article

12 Nov 2013

Author:
Prak Chan Thul, Reuters

Woman shot dead in police crackdown on Cambodian labor protest

Cambodian riot police used sticks, tear gas and guns to break up a garment workers' strike…killing one woman and wounding eight people in one of the most violent crackdowns on labor unrest in years…More than 30 people were arrested after protests erupted when police tried to break up a strike by garment workers...rotesting against low pay and demanding better working conditions…Hundreds of police in riot gear, some carrying AK47s, tried to stop an estimated 1,000 workers from the Singapore-owned SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd. from marching to the home of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen…Workers at SL factory have been demonstrating periodically since early August, with no sign of a resolution. International brands H&M and Gap Inc have reduced their orders, while United States denim giant Levi Strauss & Co have stopped buying from the factory…