CAMBODIA: Puma supplier to re-open after worker shooting
By Petah Marian | 22 February 2012
Sportswear firm Puma today (22 February) confirmed that a supplier factory in Cambodia where three women were shot will open again on Friday.
The three workers were shot as they took part in a demonstration outside the Kaoway Sports factory calling for better working conditions.
Their demands included a US$19 salary increase on top of their $161 monthly minimum wage, according to Licadho, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. They were also seeking transportation subsidies and 50 cents pay for lunch.
Puma said that Kaoway Sports had already agreed to meet the demands before the unrest taking place. They are due to come into effect from 1 March.
Puma also said it has transferred one employee, who remains in a serious condition, to a better equipped division of a hospital in Phnom Penh and that the footwear firm will cover her medical costs.
According to Licadho, there have been at least five incidents of armed guards, including police and military police officers, intentionally firing at villagers embroiled in land disputes across five provinces over the past few months.
The Phnom Penh Post added that the shooter has been identified, but details are not being disclosed as doing so would "compromise the investigation".
"Puma is currently in the process of hosting several meetings with other non-governmental organisations and trade unions this week to discuss solutions for the ongoing conflict in the country so that the safety and well-being of the employees in its supplier factories is ensured and working conditions meet Puma's mandatory standards," the company said.
Sectors: Footwear, Manufacturing, Social & environmental responsibility
Companies: Puma
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