Workers at a garment factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital, went on strike at the end of last month in protest against the dismissal of one of their union officials. The factory produces for Gap, Benetton and Adidas, whose customers have long benefited from low-cost Asian labour. But union militancy in Cambodia's textile sector can now count some successes: the minimum wage went up by $11 in July – less than the unions wanted, but enough to end the wave of strikes.
在柬埔寨首都金边的一家服装厂,工人们上月末举行了一场罢工,抗议他们的一名工会官员被免职。该工厂为Gap、贝纳通(Benetton)和阿迪达斯(Adidas)生产服装。长期以来,亚洲低廉的劳动力让这些品牌的客户受益匪浅。但柬埔寨纺织业的工会运动如今终于取得了一些成就:7月份,最低工资提高了11美元——比工会要求的低,但足够让罢工浪潮结束。