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Worker solidarity

| Publication date 05 May 2009 | 15:01 ICT

Worker solidarity

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Photo by: SOVANN PHILONG

Workers celebrate May Day with a march to raise awareness of conditions for factory workers. France's largest union, the CGT, sent a message of solidarity to Cambodian workers Monday, saying, "In too many countries like yours, trade union action on a daily basis suffers harassment and repression."

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