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Road blocked, protester freed
A community representative for villagers embroiled in two separate land disputes in Preah Vihear province was detained by police yesterday morning but released hours later after protesters blocked the road in front of the provincial hall with 10 two-wheeled tractors. About 100 victims of two land disputes in the province’s Tbeng Meanchey and Rovieng districts have teamed up since December 28 to protest every day in front of the Preah Vihear Provincial Hall.
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Lawyer for suspects in Bavet to apply for bail
The lawyer for 11 workers arrested during recent violent protests in the Svay Rieng province town of Bavet said yesterday that she would soon submit documents for the workers to be released on bail. “According to the law, we have the right to bail them out, regardless of the result [of their case] which is the judge’s decision,” lawyer Sary Bothchakrya said.
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Police Quash Veng Sreng Memorial Ceremony
Riot police and municipal security guards shunted a group of would-be mourners around Phnom Penh’s southern industrial precinct on Sunday morning as they attempted to mark the second anniversary of the day military police marched along Veng Sreng Boulevard firing assault rifles into crowds of rioting garment workers.
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Borei Keila evictees mark four-year anniversary
Around 50 residents from the displaced Borei Keila community held a ceremony yesterday to mark the fourth anniversary of their eviction. On January 3, 2012, police and security forces from the Phanimex company evicted hundreds families from the Borei Keila area, arresting 11 people.
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Minister defends draft union law
Labour Minister Ith Samheng made a lengthy defence of the draft trade union law yesterday, claiming it would stabilise the Kingdom’s troubled labour relations, even as he pledged to find the “mastermind” behind recent protests in the Svay Rieng town of Bavet. Speaking during a pro-government union group’s annual congress, Samheng said the law would crack down on illegal strikes, and defended a controversial clause making unions report their finances to authorities as a “transparency” measure. “We have to keep our rice pot from breaking. We need to ensure investors have factories, jobs and unions,” he said.
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Labor Advocate Launches NGO to Unite Unions
In the tumultuous lead-up to and aftermath of the 2013 national election, when tens of thousands of people turned out for rallies and marches across the country, it was easy to think that those calling for change were speaking with one voice. But Moeun Tola and his colleagues at the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), a legal aid NGO, heard something else.
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Unions Meet With Lawmakers, Raise Concerns on Draft Law
Union leaders raised their concerns with a draft law aiming to regulate their activities—including a provision that they must report their finances every year—during their first meeting with CPP lawmakers on a new bipartisan committee formed to review the controversial bill before it goes to a vote. Some of the same union leaders met with the CNRP lawmakers on the committee on Monday. The CPP and CNRP were scheduled to hold their first joint meeting of the committee on Tuesday, but that has been delayed.
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Unions talk draft with parties
Trade unions yesterday concluded meetings with Cambodia’s two main political parties about the draft trade union law as the parties tentatively gear up to hash out the controversial legislation this week. A working group was announced earlier this month composed of five members of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and another five from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to address criticisms from unions that the law, which has yet to pass parliament, would dramatically reduce their freedom to organise.
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Report: Family values at forefront of LGBT youth discrimination in Cambodia
By Alexandra Demetrianova DISCRIMINATION of LGBT people because of their identity typically begins in their youth, and bullying at schools is a major part of that. While surveys suggest this is a worldwide experience, the first ever such research only came out recently in Cambodia. Conducted by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, “LGBT Bullying In Cambodian School” has documented LGBT youths’ hardships growing up in the traditional and often conservative Cambodian society. The research surveyed LGBT people of different ages, including those in the most remote provinces, and has looked into general acceptance and experiences with bullying, in their families, communities and particularly schools. “CCHR has previously released reports on LGBT issues in Cambodia. We felt it was especially important to turn towards the youth,” Pat de Brún, human rights consultant at CCHR told Asian Correspondent.
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Factories to Withhold Wages After Bavet City SEZ Protests
Factories in the Manhattan and Tai Seng special economic zones (SEZs) have decided to pay workers half-wages for the two days in which they were ordered closed amid last week’s violent protests, an administration manager said on Monday.
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Unions warn against ‘race to the bottom’
As the ASEAN Economic Community agreement nears its implementation on December 31, a network of trade unions has warned that the regional labour market’s liberalisation could spark a “race to the bottom” and harm poor Cambodian workers due to rampant cost-cutting.
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Woman Is Eleventh Arrest Over Riots in Bavet City SEZs
The Svay Rieng Provincial Court has charged an 11th person, a female garment worker, over violent protests that have rocked the Manhattan and Tai Seng special economic zones in Bavet City over the past week and a half.
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First Meeting for Union Law Working Group Set
The National Assembly has announced the formation of a bipartisan working group, first promised earlier this month, to examine the controversial draft trade union law. The working group, which was established on Wednesday, is composed of five opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members and five members of the Cambodian People’s Party.
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Six Truck Drivers Arrested Over Bavet City Riots
Six truck drivers were arrested in the past two days over violent strikes that have effectively shut down two special economic zones (SEZs) in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet City, according to rights group Licadho. Nouth Bopinnaroath, a coordinator for Licadho, said five drivers were arrested on Wednesday morning after being called to the provincial police station under false pre tenses, while a sixth was apprehended on Thursday.
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Industrial Shutdown in Bavet Threatens Orders
Two special economic zones (SEZs) in Bavet City remained shuttered on Wednesday on the orders of the Svay Rieng provincial government, according to an administrator at one of the SEZs, who said that financial losses would skyrocket if the workers did not return to their stations by Monday.
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Violent Protests Boil over in Bavet
Ongoing protests by striking garment workers in the Svay Rieng province town of Bavet spiralled into “anarchy” yesterday after protesters pelted police with rocks, aggravating an already volatile situation and spurring national authorities to begin mediation efforts. Two military police were injured in the encounter, which took place in the Manhattan Special Economic Zone, according to Ros Tharith, provincial administration director.
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58 Workers Arrested, Freed Over Protests At Bavet SEZs
Fifty-eight protesting workers from the Tai Seng special economic zone (SEZ) in Bavet City were arrested on Monday morning and released in the evening after agreeing not to use violence or damage property in the future, authorities said, the latest development in a bout of unrest that began last week. About 200 workers walked off the job shortly after arriving at factories in the Tai Seng SEZ and made their way to the nearby Manhattan SEZ at 9 a.m., but were blocked by riot police, officials said. Some workers were arrested at that point, but the majority were detained after the mob—some members armed with sticks and clubs—attempted to enter the Manhattan SEZ through marshland behind it.
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Youth Forum Discusses ‘Responsible’ Social Media Use
More than 100 young people gathered yesterday in Phnom Penh to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of social media in Cambodia. At the youth forum, which focused on “Politics in the Digital Age”, youths, monks, politicians and NGO leaders spoke about the increasing importance of social media and its role in influencing political debates.
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Workers Sent to Court Over Strikes in Bavet Economic Zones
Four workers were questioned at the Svay Rieng Provincial Court on Sunday for allegedly participating in violent protests that effectively shut down factory operations in two special economic zones (SEZs) in Bavet City last week, according to officials. Tep Phalla, an administrator at the court, said the four workers were sent to the court by provincial police on Sunday morning following protests in the Manhattan and Tai Seng SEZs that resulted in some 30,000 workers being sent home on Thursday and Friday.
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CNRP ends boycott, makes quiet return to NA
Ending their almost two-month boycott of parliament, opposition lawmakers yesterday joined their ruling party counterparts at the National Assembly in unanimously passing three laws. The plenary session, attended by 68 Cambodian People’s Party parliamentarians and 34 from the opposition Cambodia Nation Rescue Party, was by and large routine, though one CNRP lawmaker complained about being warned by his leaders not to engage in debate to ensure a peaceful session.
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