Striking garment workers in Kandal province were attacked by security guards on 1 February 2016. The workers from the Starlight garment factory had been protesting over the recent dismissal of eight employees who were trying to form a union. “A group of security guards from the factory and the 7NG economic zone came over, some holding knives, and violently attacked union officials and workers,” said Sieng Rithy, director of the Cambodian Labour Solidarity Union Federation.
Eight workers and unionists were slightly injured in the ensuing melee, while one worker, Sem Seth, was more seriously hurt, Rithy said.