Date of publication: April 10, 2008
Source: The Times-Reporter (Dover-New Philadelphia, OH)
Author: Katie Alberti
For each day Phal Savin worked sewing garments in a Cambodian factory, she made $1.08.
The 13-hour days she spent making clothing amounted to a frugal pay, she said, that was supposed to be enough to feed her five children and pay her rent and utilities.
And until recently, that’s how the single mother supported herself and her family. After growing tired of the long days and small earnings, Savin said, she decided to form her own union – a step she thought would help bring higher wages to Cambodians working in the factory...