Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Rong Chhun: the government of choosing not to raise civil servants' incomes because it is easier to buy the votes of poor people

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
PM's Adviser Warns Against Planned Strike

By Yun Samean
The Cambodia Daily


Prime Minister Hun Sen's adviser Om Yentieng warned on Monday that a strike scheduled for July 3 by teacher and labor unions will not help their economic plight, as the government is not in a position to raise salaries. The Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association and the Free Trade Union, which claim to have a combined membership of about 78,000 workers, said last week that they plan to strike. Om Yentieng joked that both he and Hun Sen want to raise teachers' salaries to $20,000 per month, but said the government can only make small increases each year. He also said that the government could not force garment factory owners to increase the amount of money they pay their workers. "The strike will cause the teachers and workers to face more economic difficulties," he said. CITA President Rong Chhun, who wants teachers' salaries raised from an average of $25 per month to $100, said he believed the government had the money to raise teachers' salaries. Rong Chhun accused the government of choosing not to raise civil servants' incomes because it is easier to buy the votes of poor people.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Who is this monster? Is he the boss of ah hun sen or just hun sen advisor? If he is just ah hun sen advisor, how can he speak on behalf of the governemnt? I just wonder, if he is ah hun sen boss from Vietnam.

Anonymous said...

fuck the economy, it doesnt matter what you do, it alwasy benefits the governement. Just go and tell the government if no pay rise I quit and they can do it themself and I will leave your job and go do some hunting.