68.000 garment workers from 53 factories took the streets yesterday to protest against the minimum wage in Phnom Penh. The workers would like to get $93 per month instead of $61. The working hours are long, 6 days a week. They share small rooms with collages and only at the end of month get the salary paid. Must of them living nearby the Vietnamese border. The journey to home takes several hours on extremely crowded truck. Many among these hardworking young ladies live them husband and children behind. Since the beginning of the last year, more than 40.000 workers lost there jobs and around 90 garment factories closed.
