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Protesters Outside Loop H&M Call For Living Wage For Cambodian Garment Workers

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A protest was held at a store in the Loop Wednesday afternoon where demonstrators called for shops to pay more to garment workers in Cambodia who make some of the clothing that ends up here.

A living wage in Cambodia?

The couple dozen protesters in the Loop who picketed in front of H&M say it's about $170 a month. And they say workers there aren't getting paid anywhere near that to make clothes that end up on America's shelves.

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The protest leaders went into H&M to see the manager. They delivered a letter and left.

Shoppers seemed unfazed. The whole thing was over in half an hour.

WBBM has asked H&M for comment.

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