Katheryn O'Keeffe

Garment workers holding Molotov cocktails after clashes broke out during a protest in Phnom Penh on January 3, 2014.

Cambodian police shoot and kill protesters during national strike by garment workers

Conflict & Justice

Cambodian police have killed at least three people during protests by garment workers in the nation’s capital, Phnom Penh. Garment workers have launched a national strike to demand higher wages. Kate O’Keeffe of the Wall Street Journal says there is a political dimension to what’s going on as well.