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Open Letter to CEOs and Heads of Corporate Social Responsibility of Puma and Others
We write to you to demand justice for Cambodian garment workers Ms. Bun Chenda, Ms. Keo Nea and Ms. Nuth Sakhorn. On 20 February 2012, an unidentified male approached a group of around 6,000 workers in Manhattan Special Economic Zone (MSEZ). They were protesting the poverty wages and exploitation that epitomize the Cambodian garment industry.
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Collapse at Cambodia Shoe Factory
On 16 May 2013, a shoe factory in Cambodia collapsed and killed at least 2 workers, injuring many others in a province bordering Phnom Penh. Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the dead, the wounded and other factory workers who are daily working in peilous conditions at these factories whose owners are more concerned about profit than lives.
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CICM Asks for free and Fair Elections in Cambodia
On May 17th 2013, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CICM) will organize a community forum in Phnom Penh to discuss the national election process and issues related to the National Elections
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Co-Prosecutors Filed Immediate Appeal of Second Decision on Severance of Case 002/01
The Co-Prosecutors have filed an immediate appeal against the Trial Chamber’s second decision on severance of Case 002, a written decision of which was issued on 26 April following an oral decision on 29 March.
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What’s ‘Development’ with Rights Abuses Along the Way?
A grandmother in Cambodia told me recently, “I just want you to know my story in case something happens and I am gone.” Police and government officials have threatened and harassed “Kunthea” for her protests against government agencies and appeals to the World Bank after she was forcibly evicted from her home by a private company.
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