Publication : Press Release

On 28 April 2006 the Municipality of Phnom Penh issued a ban on peaceful demonstrations that three trade unions had planned to celebrate International Labour Day on May 1. The trade unions--the Independent Teachers’ Association (ITA), with over 8000 members; the Free Trade Union Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), with over 70,000 members, and the Cambodia Confederation of Apparel Worker Democratic Unions (CCAWDU), with over 2000 members--were ordered to celebrate May Day at their respective offices.

Information Source : Cambodia: A Salute to the Workers’ Defiance of Politically Motivated Ban on Demonstrations

• AHRC-Asian Human Rights Commission