Solidarity Letter to CCAWDU and the garment workers in strike in Cambodia
We, the ATNC Monitoring Network and the undersigned organizations and trade unions from Hong Kong and from other Asian countries, are deeply moved by the brave actions taken by the garment workers and CCAWDU since September. We are impressed to see more than 200,000 garment workers taking part in the strikes in September to protest against the shameful rise of USD5 in the minimum wage negotiation reviewed since 4 years ago. The strike is probably the biggest in the industrial history of Cambodia. Yet it was followed by dismissals and threats of litigations, menaces and tremendous pressure from the employers, the GMAC and the government to individual workers, union leaders and CCAWDU. All these remind all of us here in Hong Kong, and across the Asian region, that the garment workers many of whom are women, have been taking the lead in the domestic labour movement for justice and against exploitation.