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Nearly 300 Cambodian garment makers fired over strikes
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 11 (Reuters) - Nearly 300 Cambodian garment workers who produce clothing for U.S sportswear company Nike have been dismissed for taking part in strikes seeking higher pay that turned violent, according to their union and dismissal...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Strikes, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Les Films d'Ici Waltzes With 'Funan'
VarietyLes Films d'Ici, the Paris-based producer of Oscar-nominated "Waltz With Bashir," is stepping into Denis Do's "Funan," another thoughtful, politically engaged animated feature. Project will be one of six titles to be pitched at Annecy Film Festival as...Tags: Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Movies, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Animation (Movie Genre)
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Govt supporters rally in Cambodia as election tension rises
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of government supporters rallied in Cambodia on Sunday against comments allegedly made by an opposition leader about atrocities during the "Killing Fields" era, as the United States denounced moves to expel...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Politics, National Government, Government, Parliament
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Readers recommend: Somadevi Angkor Hotel in Cambodia
Angkor Wat was the highlight of our Cambodia tour, and the beautiful lobby, gardens and pool with a swim-up bar at the Somadevi Angkor Hotel added to our experience. The hotel is an easy walk to restaurants and the night markets. The lobby and bar had...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Personal Service
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Strikers clash with colleagues at Cambodian garment factory
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 3 (Reuters) - Around 4,000 striking workers on Monday forced their way into a factory in Cambodia that makes clothing for U.S. sportswear company Nike and clashed briefly with colleagues who had remained on the job before being...Tags: Plant Openings, Bangladesh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
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Movie review: 'Wish You Were Here' an intriguing vacation-gone-wrong thriller
The Aussie import "Wish You Were Here" offers a distinctive, highly effective take on the vacation-from-hell thriller. First-time director Kieran Darcy-Smith, working from a powerful script he wrote with wife — and the film's co-star —...
Tags: The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Movies, Joel Edgerton, Wish You Were Here (movie), Entertainment
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John Wager, 1946-2013
Before he was a philosophy professor, John Wager was an Army infantry sergeant fighting in Vietnam who, in 1970, refused an order to go into Cambodia because he believed it would be illegal. The invasion of Cambodia was announced by President Richard...Tags: Religion and Belief, Students, Florida Atlantic University, Philosophy, Trips and Vacations
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Not just Bangladesh, garment makers pressured in Cambodia as well
ReutersBy Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH, June 6 (Reuters) - As investment in Cambodia's textile industry surges, so is labour unrest, putting pressure on suppliers to the world's big garment brands to raise wages and improve sometimes grim conditions in one of...Tags: Gap Inc., Politics, Strikes, Bangladesh, Career and Workplace
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Ten cents more for a T-shirt can save hundreds of lives
St. Louis Post DispatchThe following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday, May 23: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City in 1911 forever made workplaces safer in the United States. The Rana Plaza factory tragedy in Dhaka, Bangladesh,...Tags: Politics, Collective Contract, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangladesh, JC Penney Company Inc.
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Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Tops With Un Certain Regard Jury
ReutersMay 25 (TheWrap.com) - "The Missing Picture" by Rithy Panh has been named the best film in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival. The film uses clay figures to recreate Panh's childhood under the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. The...Tags: Movies, Zhang Ziyi, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Cannes Film Festival
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