Policemen use batons and shields during clashes with garment workers in Phnom Penh November 12, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Cristofoletti
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian riot police used sticks, tear gas and guns to break up a garment workers' strike on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding eight people in one of the most violent crackdowns on labour unrest in years.
More than 30 people were arrested after protests erupted when police tried to break up a strike by garment workers from a factory supplying global brands protesting against low pay and demanding better working conditions, Reuters witnesses and police said.
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