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Cambodia union urges ministry to stop Agile Sweater exports

Accusing Agile Sweater (Cambodia) Company, part of a group that supplies clothing to Holister, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Nordstrom – of exploiting workers and firing hundreds who have spoken out about human rights violations within the factory, the Collective Union of Movement of Workers (CUMW) asked the Ministry of Commerce to stop the exportation of products from the Cambodian company.

According to Pav Sina, President, CUMW, his organization was asked to intervene by the Ministry of Commerce, because neither the Ministry of Labor nor Agile Sweater have shown a willingness to address worker’s problems. Workers at Agile Sweater have been on strike since December 2015, demanding better working conditions within the factory. Last month, CUMW sent five officials to assist the protesters, which lead to a violent clash with a rival union group and the arrests of the officials. CUMW now wants the Labor Ministry to accelerate their solution-finding process.

According to an official at the Dispute Resolution office, is coordinating a resolution at Agile Sweater (Cambodia) and said the case was very complicated because it involved multiple unions, all of whom accuse one another of not obeying the Labor Law.

 
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