• Union bosses called in

    Union bosses called in

    • Released Date: 31-Mar-2014

    Mon, 31 March 2014Buth Reaksmey KongkeaPhnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday summonsed three senior leaders of Cambodias largest independent garment union for questioning over claims they embezzled money meant to be paid to workers in compensation fol

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  • Brands ‘failing their workers

    Brands ‘failing their workers

    • Released Date: 31-Mar-2014

    Mon, 31 March 2014Alice CuddyEuropean mega-brands are not doing enough to ensure that the Cambodian workers who make their products receive a basic living wage, according to a report released today.Tailored Wages, an analysis of 50 of Europes biggest

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  • Workers to file stories from the factory floor

    Workers to file stories from the factory floor

    • Released Date: 31-Mar-2014

    Mon, 31 March 2014Mom KunthearThe Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) is hoping to turn a select group of garment workers into muckrakers by offering a journalism program through the Voice of Democracy news outlet.Free of charge, the course

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  • After Embezzlement Claims, Union Founder Wants Leaders Out

    After Embezzlement Claims, Union Founder Wants Leaders Out

    • Released Date: 29-Mar-2014

    BY SEK ODOM | MARCH 29, 2014Union organizers want three senior leaders of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (CCAWDU) who are accused of embezzling money that was meant to be paid to workers in compensation following a disput

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  • Thirteen Detained Veng Sreng Activists to Face Court In April

    Thirteen Detained Veng Sreng Activists to Face Court In April

    • Released Date: 29-Mar-2014

    BY KUCH NAREN AND MECH DARA | MARCH 29, 2014About 100 activists from three Phnom Penh communities on Friday called for the release of 21 unionists, garment workers and rights activists detained after a series of strikes in January. Some of them are t

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  • Land Rights Activists Petition EU Ambassador

    Land Rights Activists Petition EU Ambassador

    • Released Date: 28-Mar-2014

    BY MECH DARA | MARCH 28, 2014About 80 activists from a trio of Phnom Penh communities protested against their past and pending evictions in front of the European Union Embassy in Phnom Penh on Thursday morning, hoping to win its help in settling thei

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  • Family of Slain Protesters Questioned Despite Closed Investigation

    Family of Slain Protesters Questioned Despite Closed Investigation

    • Released Date: 27-Mar-2014

    BY MECH DARA AND MATT BLOMBERG | MARCH 27, 2014Family members of two men slain by military police in violent suppression of a garment worker protest in January were questioned Wednesday at the Ministry of Interior, although the investigation into the

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  • Unions to lead holiday strike

    Unions to lead holiday strike

    • Released Date: 27-Mar-2014

    Thu, 27 March 2014Mom Kunthear and Sean TeehanWhen is a strike not a strike?Thats a question being asked after union leaders yesterday announced they will inform garment factory owners that their members want to use annual leave days to wage their st

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  • Labor Minister Responds to Brands Concerns

    Labor Minister Responds to Brands Concerns

    • Released Date: 26-Mar-2014

    BY AUN PHEAP | MARCH 26, 2014Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng said Tuesday that he has sent a letter responding to 30 international clothing brands who recently wrote to the government expressing their concerns over a draft union law which could allow for

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  • Union Leader Denied Bail, Barred From Hearing

    Union Leader Denied Bail, Barred From Hearing

    • Released Date: 25-Mar-2014

    BY KHUON NARIM | MARCH 25, 2014The Court of Appeal on Monday again denied bail to Vorn Pao, the leader of the main union for the countrys large informal sector. He was beaten and arrested by soldiers at a protest on January 2.Mr. Pao, who is presiden

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  • As Wing Star Shoes Strike Enters Third Day, Workers Block Road

    As Wing Star Shoes Strike Enters Third Day, Workers Block Road

    • Released Date: 20-Mar-2014

    BY AUN PHEAP | MARCH 20, 2014Thousands of workers at the Wing Star Shoes Co. Ltd. on Wednesday blocked the road to the factory in Kompong Speu province for two hours. They demanded the company raise their bonuses by $5 and properly enforce labor laws

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  • Report no partnership: ILO

    Report no partnership: ILO

    • Released Date: 20-Mar-2014

    Thu, 20 March 2014Post StaffThe International Labour Organization (ILO) urged the government in a recent report to do more to protect trade unions, while at the same time teaming up with a local business lobby group that released a report last week c

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