"Ministry pledges funds to unpaid workers", 8 August 2018

The Ministry of Labour has pledged to allocate a special fund to assist garment workers who were deprived of their wages following the closure of their factory at Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district amid the death of its owner.

The ministry’s Labour Dispute Committee deputy secretary-general Vong Sovann said officials visited Julee Apparel Factory...to investigate the protest carried out by the disgruntled workers.

...The factory, a sub-contractor for international brands like Primark and Kie&Kie....

About 100 workers staged a protest outside their factory and blocked the roads for an hour last week demanding the company resolve their grouses immediately. The factory was in operation for only six months.

Srey Savorn, a 35-year-old mother of four...said...“We have no money and want them to solve this problem quickly....”