5 December 2011

Cambodian Prison Labour Profits Likely

'Cambodia's Senate has approved a new prison law that will legalise prison labour and looks likely to encourage more garment factories to be set up inside the country's notoriously corrupt prisons. 

The Cambodian Government insists it will enforce a ban on prisoners making goods for commercial use, but rights group doubt that will happen. The news comes as Radio Australia has obtained photographs showing female inmates producing clothing branded with major US labels in prison, despite the American company - Kohl's Department Store - having specific policies outlawing prison labor.'

~ABC Radio Australia

This will be a nice little earner for some scumbag corrupt prison governor working in cahoots with some scumbag corrupt politician.

Free labour and some nudge-nudge, wink-wink, contracts means more sleazebags are going to get rich at the expense of legitimate garment manufacturers.

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