Shuttered Tack Fat factory’s workers protested in front of the Ministry of Labor and National Assembly Monday to demand garment factory to pay them back.

The factory suspended its operation on October 08, leaving some 1,800 employees jobless in the period of two months. Reportedly, workers were to receive $12 a month.

The Post quoted Vayu Vavadhana, chief officer of the litigation office at the Ministry of Labour, as saying Monday that the decision to schedule new talks was made following the gathering of about 1,000 Tack Fat workers in front of his ministry.

“They promised us that they invited the company party to solve the problem. I believe the company will send someone without enough authority to negotiate with us. We still worry,” Meas Somphors, president of the Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers Democratic Union, was quoted by the Daily as saying.

“We will call the workers’ representative and the factory owner to come to the Ministry of Labour on Tuesday to reconcile their conflict,” said Vavadhana, adding: “If they still disagree, their case will be sent to the Arbitration Council again,” according to the Post.

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