The Phnom Penh Municipal Police on Friday said that three people were killed and several others wounded after police fired AK-47 rifles to quell a labor protest by striking garment workers in Cambodia. Cambodian workers are demanding for a higher minimum wage.
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Workers from over 120 garment factories in Cambodia on Wednesday held a nationwide strike to demand a higher minimum wage. Cambodia's government initially approved an increase in the industry's minimum wage to $95 a month, well short of the workers' demand for $160.
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