• Police drill ahead of forum

    Police drill ahead of forum

    • Released Date: 07-Mar-2014

    Fri, 7 March 2014Cheang Sokha and Sean TeehanOn the same day 18 union federations made their final decision to move forward with a labour rights forum in Freedom Park on Saturday, thousands of police officials from several departments gathered in Oly

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  • Security Forces Hold Drills Ahead of Saturdays Union Forum

    Security Forces Hold Drills Ahead of Saturdays Union Forum

    • Released Date: 07-Mar-2014

    BY MECH DARA AND MATT BLOMBERG | MARCH 7, 2014Some 2,000 police officers in full riot gear carried out demonstration-suppression drills at Olympic Stadium on Thursday, ahead of a scheduled forum hosted by labor unions at Phnom Penhs Freedom Park on S

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  • ILO convention still debated

    ILO convention still debated

    • Released Date: 06-Mar-2014

    Thu, 6 March 2014Shane WorrellThe government has no intention of withdrawing its signature from the International Labour Organizations freedom of association convention, despite calls for it to reconsider its position, a Ministry of Labour spokesman

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  • Unions expect violence, but forum to go on

    Unions expect violence, but forum to go on

    • Released Date: 06-Mar-2014

    Thu, 6 March 2014Sean Teehan and Mom KunthearDespite anticipating violence between unionists and authorities, labour union heads yesterday said they will go ahead with a public forum at Freedom Park on Saturday morning.“I think we cannot avoid having

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  • PM slams CNRP ‘incitement

    PM slams CNRP ‘incitement

    • Released Date: 05-Mar-2014

    Wed, 5 March 2014Vong Sokheng and Kevin PonniahPrime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the government would not allow the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to use garment workers as “political hostages” in a strongly worded rebuke of what

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  • Park off limits; unions defiant

    Park off limits; unions defiant

    • Released Date: 05-Mar-2014

    Wed, 5 March 2014Khouth Sophak ChakryaUnion groups said they will go through with a planned forum on labour rights in Cambodias garment sector at Phnom Penhs Freedom Park on Saturday, despite the municipal governments forbidding of the gathering yest

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  • End Right to Unionize, Businesses Ask Hun Sen

    End Right to Unionize, Businesses Ask Hun Sen

    • Released Date: 05-Mar-2014

    BY HUL REAKSMEY AND ALEX WILLEMYNS | MARCH 5, 2014Prime Minister Hun Sen told business leaders and government officials Tuesday that he will not tolerate “illegal” labor strikes that harm investment, but avoided judgment on a request to withdraw rati

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  • Factory ignored direct order: cops

    Factory ignored direct order: cops

    • Released Date: 05-Mar-2014

    Wed, 5 March 2014Mom Kunthear and Sean TeehanWhen commune police in Kampong Speu ordered Complete Honour Footwear factory administrators to open their gates and allow workers to leave last week, management there simply refused, police told the Post y

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  • City Hall Denies Unions Permission for Freedom Park Forum

    City Hall Denies Unions Permission for Freedom Park Forum

    • Released Date: 05-Mar-2014

    BY MECH DARA | MARCH 5, 2014A group of 18 labor unions and associations said they will proceed with plans for a public forum in Phnom Penhs Freedom Park on Saturday, despite City Halls rejecting their request, citing public security concerns.The unio

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  • ‘Like animals in a cage

    ‘Like animals in a cage

    • Released Date: 05-Mar-2014

    Wed, 5 March 2014May TittharaKampong Cham provinceA day after union leader Vorn Pov was violently arrested during garment strikes in early January, he was driven to an unknown location and told by armed officers to get out of the vehicle.“I was in sh

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  • Workers ‘locked inside during overtime strike

    Workers ‘locked inside during overtime strike

    • Released Date: 04-Mar-2014

    Tue, 4 March 2014Mom Kunthear and Sean TeehanWorkers at two different garment factories say that managers locked them inside their workplaces last week when they tried to participate in a boycott of overtime.Union representatives and rank-and-file em

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  • Unions plan forum

    Unions plan forum

    • Released Date: 03-Mar-2014

    Mon, 3 March 2014Mom KunthearThe leaders of 18 unions and union confederations this week will invite ruling and opposition party members to take part in a public forum where labour relations issues will be discussed.Rong Chhun, president of the Cambo

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