" Court Announces Asset Auction at Factory Embroiled in Yearlong Dispute", 16 December 2020

The Kandal Provincial Court said two factories’ assets would be auctioned, as workers have camped outside the factories every night seeking compensation amid a labor dispute that has been ongoing for a year.

More than 1,000 workers at the Dignity Knitter and Eco Base factories in Takhmao city faced late payments since December last year, and in January said they had witnessed company management taking away equipment. So a group of workers began standing guard outside the factories 24 hours a day, taking turns sleeping in makeshift quarters. The factories were formally closed in April.

On Tuesday, following lengthy court processes, the Kandal Provincial Court announced that the remaining assets of the two factories would be auctioned on December 29 with a minimum bidding price of $1,777,000.

Court spokesman So Sarin said the auction would help repay the money owed by the factories...

...Seang Yout, dispute resolution officer at the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union, said 1,226 workers were owed a total of $1.91 million for their final salaries, annual pay, lack of notice, damages and seniority remuneration...

...Factory representatives could not be reached for comment on Wednesday...