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| Cambodia garment workers injured in clashes with police | Cambodia garment workers injured in clashes with police |
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| Police have opened fire on striking Cambodian garment workers, injuring several of them. | Police have opened fire on striking Cambodian garment workers, injuring several of them. |
| Police fired shots on Friday after the workers blocked a road south of the capital, Phnom Penh, and clashed with the police, eyewitnesses said. | Police fired shots on Friday after the workers blocked a road south of the capital, Phnom Penh, and clashed with the police, eyewitnesses said. |
| The textile workers have been protesting and demanding the minimum wage be doubled. | The textile workers have been protesting and demanding the minimum wage be doubled. |
| Cambodia has around 500,000 workers in the garment industry, which is a key source of national income. | |
| The workers are demanding a minimum wage of $160 (£97) a month. The government has offered an increase to around $100 (£60). | |
| The industrial action comes after the government faced weeks of protests demanding Prime Minister Hun Sen step down. | |
| The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has led rallies and strikes calling for a new election and alleging vote fraud in the last election. In recent weeks, they have been joined by the garment workers. | |
| Chan Soveth, an activist from rights group Adhoc, told AFP news agency that security forces "used rifles and other things to crack down on the strikers" at Friday's protest. | Chan Soveth, an activist from rights group Adhoc, told AFP news agency that security forces "used rifles and other things to crack down on the strikers" at Friday's protest. |
| Military police spokesman Kheng Tito told AFP that the police cracked down on protesters after nine policemen were injured in the clashes. | Military police spokesman Kheng Tito told AFP that the police cracked down on protesters after nine policemen were injured in the clashes. |
| Two protesters had been arrested, he added. | Two protesters had been arrested, he added. |