Cambodia: Garment worker shot
Submitted by catch on Oct 23 2006 07:51
A 24-year old mother was shot in the back by Cambodian police during a protest at the Bright Sky factory last week.
Workers at the factory were protesting over new short-term work contracts, when management called the police. A large number of police armed with AK47s marched into the crowd, firing shots into the air, shooting a woman in the back as she tried to escape. Around 16 workers, members of the FTUWKC union, have been arrested since the protest.
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