Levi Strauss has granted $10,000 (£5700) to Cambodia’s Arbitration
Council Foundation to fund its work in resolving collective labour
disputes.
Since it was jointly set up by the Cambodian government, trade unions
and employers’ groups in 2003, the council has heard more than 200
cases, 90 per cent of which have come from the garment sector. More
than two-thirds have been resolved.
Sharon Tan, corporate affairs director of the Levis Strauss Asia
Pacific division, said: ‘Our hope is that contractors will have in
place effective mechanisms to speedily and effectively resolve labour
disputes to the mutual benefit of all parties concerned. In instances
where this is not possible, such contractors as well as other
manufacturers in Cambodia will be able to avail themselves of the
Arbitration Council’s services.’
