4 Apr 2016

Cambodia's parliament approved a disputed trade union law…without making changes demanded by labor groups and the opposition, who decried it as too strict and designed to limit workers' rights.

The law is a hotly contested issue in Cambodia, where the $5 billion textiles and footwear sector is the biggest employer and economic driver, producing goods for Nike, H&M, Puma, Marks and Spencer and Inditex, among more than a dozen global brands.

Some of about 100 protesters clashed with security guards outside the National Assembly before the bill was passed and at least two union activists suffered bloody head injuries…