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Workers Protest After Factory Owner Disappears
More than 30 workers from a bankrupt Chinese-owned garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district protested Tuesday outside the municipal court calling for the issuance of an injunction to ensure the factory’s 300 former employees receive their severance pay.
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Land dispute: Corruption accusation by villagers
More than 200 families embroiled in a land dispute in Battambang province have filed a complaint to the National Assembly’s anti-corruption commission, accusing a commune chief in Bavel district of colluding with the provincial director of land management to solicit bribes for land titles.
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Election law slammed
The major political parties yesterday spent nearly five hours defending two election-related laws that have been criticised as deeply flawed by election watchdogs to an audience of hundreds at the National Assembly. But the laws’ most vociferous critics – a coalition of NGOs called the Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) – were not present to probe the parties after boycotting the meeting, which they slammed as a rushed consultation of little substance.
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CPP, CNRP Defend New Election Laws
With dozens of civil society groups boycotting the event, the electoral reform working groups from the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP hosted a seminar at the National Assembly on Monday to defend controversial new laws they say will improve the quality of future elections.
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Racial incitement clause in law worries CNRP
The ruling CPP has denied that an article in the new election law that lays down strict penalties for politicians that incite racial discrimination during election campaigning is targeted at the opposition party. Senior lawmaker Chheang Vun insisted yesterday the provision was not meant to restrict any specific party and would be equally applied.
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Environment officials to monitor conditions
The Ministry of Environment is set to join the Ministry of Labour in the monitoring of garment factory workplaces, after creating a working group that will probe the environmental safety of all plants in Cambodia. At a press conference at the ministry yesterday, Minister of Environment Say Samal told reporters that the newly formed group will soon begin auditing factories in Phnom Penh and Kandal province, and then move on to other provinces.
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Unjust firings, pay cuts lead workers to strike
Some 170 workers at a rubber company in Mondulkiri began striking yesterday for the right to unionise, the reversal of a recent pay cut and the reinstatement of two staffers who were allegedly fired unjustly, workers said. The employees of Sokfin Co Ltd in Pech Chreada district were also seeking safety equipment and paid sick and maternity leave, according to striker Duong Veasna and others. “We want to have a union to help us,” Veasna said. “When the workers spray chemical substances, we need masks, boots and gloves to protect us, and not for them to force us to work without [them].”
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Developer Sparks Another Dispute Over Wall
Families in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district have been protesting since Friday against wealthy businessman Khun Sear’s plan to build a brick wall that will effectively block access to their village. Local resident You Sokhou said the families started protesting and burning tires on Friday after they saw Mr. Sear’s employees bringing in equipment to build a wall cutting off access to the road leading to their village in Chak Angre Loeu commune. He said the employees started building the wall on Saturday night.
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NGOs to Boycott Election Law Workshop
Dozens of NGOs are planning to boycott a workshop Monday to discuss the new election law, saying that the CPP and CNRP have not given them enough time to review the draft and that they do not want to give the event a veneer of legitimacy.
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Women in media face an uphill battle: report
Women are making inroads into Cambodia’s “extremely” male-dominated media but still face several hurdles, including cultural attitudes, a pay gap and sexual harassment, according to a report published yesterday by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific. Released on International Women’s Day, the study Media and Gender in Cambodia notes an improvement in attitudes towards women in the industry, suggests more women are pursuing media careers and singles out blogging as a particularly promising vehicle for female journalists. However, the research also highlights some significant challenges underpinning women’s low participation in the sector.
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Unionist accused of withholding payments
Former employees of a Phnom Penh factory that burned down in July held a small protest outside the office of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), demanding payment they say they are owed. About 40 people yesterday morning vowed to gather in front of the union’s office each Sunday until they receive payments of $50 for each year they worked at Chan San factory, plus a $100 bonus. According to Son Prak, secretary general of the Worker Union Federation, the factory gave the money owed to Cambodian Labour Confederation, which is run by Ath Thorn – also president of C.CAWDU – to distribute to all workers, but this has not yet happened.
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Acid Attacker Among 22 Released From Prison
At the behest of Prime Minister Hun Sen, prisons across the country Sunday marked International Women’s Day by releasing a total of 22 female inmates who are either pregnant or had young children with them in jail, including a woman convicted of attempted murder over an acid attack.
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Shortfalls noted for women in politics
At a celebration of International Women’s Day yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) vice president Kem Sokha said women play key roles in the Kingdom’s development, but noted that women in his own party still lack total equality. About 200 people came to LyLa restaurant in Phnom Penh for a program titled Hundreds of thousands of lights for women, at which opposition politicians spoke about the progress women have made in politics, and how far they still need to go.
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Justice elusive for women: org
After 11 hours of escalation, some 30 armed security personnel stormed a home in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district after responding to reports of a potentially deadly violent domestic altercation there, police said yesterday. According to Chok Sokao, director of the provincial crime bureau, when police entered the home, they found 33-year-old Leng Dany confined by her husband Kry Poin.
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Acid attack suspect to appear in courtroom
The suspect in the first acid attack in Cambodia this year is scheduled to appear in Phnom Penh Municipal Court today, after she burned the face and body of a woman she believed to be romantically involved with her husband.
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Acid Attacker Admits Guilt, Due in Court
A woman suspected of dousing her husband’s mistress in acid on Friday has confessed to carrying out the attack and will appear in court Monday to face charges, a police official said Sunday. Yim Sarann, Pur Senchey district police chief, said 38-year-old garment worker Sroeun Nann admitted to police that she attacked Meas Vanny, a 20-year-old security guard at the Ho Hsin Tai shoe factory on Veng Sreng Street, because she discovered that Ms. Vanny was having an affair with her husband.
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Shortfalls noted for women in politics
At a celebration of International Women’s Day yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) vice president Kem Sokha said women play key roles in the Kingdom’s development, but noted that women in his own party still lack total equality. About 200 people came to LyLa restaurant in Phnom Penh for a program titled Hundreds of thousands of lights for women, at which opposition politicians spoke about the progress women have made in politics, and how far they still need to go.
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Former Garment Workers Hold Protest Outside of Union Office
About 25 former employees of the Chang Sheng Garment factory in Phnom Penh—which was destroyed in a fire last year—protested Sunday outside the offices of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (CCAWDU), which they accuse of withholding severance packages owed to some 180 workers.
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Acid attack suspect to appear in courtroom
The suspect in the first acid attack in Cambodia this year is scheduled to appear in Phnom Penh Municipal Court today, after she burned the face and body of a woman she believed to be romantically involved with her husband.
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Boeung Kak land talks fail
Following negotiations yesterday with Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong, representatives of 12 Boeung Kak community families complained that City Hall was not offering them nearly enough land to replace what had previously been taken from them. The negotiations took place a day after Hong Sokkheng, rumoured to be the 51-year-old sister of a high-ranking Cambodian People’s Party member, said she would accept an offer of far less land than that which was taken from her in 2010.
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