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16th September 2014, 03:39
Sept. 17: Join the international day of solidarity with Cambodian workers!
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Dear Chris,
A coalition of Cambodian garment workers’ unions is calling on workers and labor rights supporters around the world to demand multinational apparel brands producing in Cambodia pay higher prices to factories and support a wage increase. Join the international day of action on Wednesday, September 17th!
Where: H&M
22 N State St., Chicago, IL 60602
When: September 17th, 12:00pm
More info & RSVP | Actions in other cities (http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DzCt6YOAprH6ybvPNYO6DiX7maMzhT0n)
In Cambodia, the women and men who sew clothes for Gap, H&M, and other major brands struggle to make ends meet. The legal minimum wage for garment workers is a miserable wage of $100 per month. Thousands of workers have fainted at their sewing machines as a result of malnutrition, overwork, heat, poor ventilation, and fumes from chemicals used in the manufacturing process.
Earlier this year, when over 200,000 Cambodian workers stood up to demand a higher wage, authorities shot four workers dead in the streets and threw 23 union activists in jail.
On September 17th, garment workers in Cambodia will demonstrate at their workplaces for a raise to $177 per month – the minimum needed to cover basic needs according to a government-appointed task force. Show that you stand with them and that consumers don't want clothes tainted with exploitation and repression. Join us to demand justice for Cambodian workers!
In solidarity,
Liana Foxvog
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http://action.laborrights.org/images/Cambodia%20striker.jpg
Dear Chris,
A coalition of Cambodian garment workers’ unions is calling on workers and labor rights supporters around the world to demand multinational apparel brands producing in Cambodia pay higher prices to factories and support a wage increase. Join the international day of action on Wednesday, September 17th!
Where: H&M
22 N State St., Chicago, IL 60602
When: September 17th, 12:00pm
More info & RSVP | Actions in other cities (http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DzCt6YOAprH6ybvPNYO6DiX7maMzhT0n)
In Cambodia, the women and men who sew clothes for Gap, H&M, and other major brands struggle to make ends meet. The legal minimum wage for garment workers is a miserable wage of $100 per month. Thousands of workers have fainted at their sewing machines as a result of malnutrition, overwork, heat, poor ventilation, and fumes from chemicals used in the manufacturing process.
Earlier this year, when over 200,000 Cambodian workers stood up to demand a higher wage, authorities shot four workers dead in the streets and threw 23 union activists in jail.
On September 17th, garment workers in Cambodia will demonstrate at their workplaces for a raise to $177 per month – the minimum needed to cover basic needs according to a government-appointed task force. Show that you stand with them and that consumers don't want clothes tainted with exploitation and repression. Join us to demand justice for Cambodian workers!
In solidarity,
Liana Foxvog
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