By Ratha Visal
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
20 laborers, some of whom are accompanied by their very young children, are forced to leave a wood cutting work site located in the east of Ratanakkiri province because they could no longer support the pressure imposed on them by their foremen.
According the laborers who arrived at the police station in Ratanakkiri province, they claim that they do not have food nor money to return back to their homes. They have been tricked by the foremen who brought them to this area: “The foremen tricked us, they did not tell the truth, that is why we decided to leave and come to report to the authority to help resolve the issue for us. In the Kompong Thom area, two or three workers had to be carried out from [the work site] because they contracted malaria, it was frightening.”
On Wednesday 08 Nov 2006, the 20 laborers walked for almost 12 hours straight to reach the provincial police station to ask for intervention.
According the laborers who arrived at the police station in Ratanakkiri province, they claim that they do not have food nor money to return back to their homes. They have been tricked by the foremen who brought them to this area: “The foremen tricked us, they did not tell the truth, that is why we decided to leave and come to report to the authority to help resolve the issue for us. In the Kompong Thom area, two or three workers had to be carried out from [the work site] because they contracted malaria, it was frightening.”
On Wednesday 08 Nov 2006, the 20 laborers walked for almost 12 hours straight to reach the provincial police station to ask for intervention.
3 comments:
These things will alway happen in the corrupted country.
Money can shut any official, the rich are only people related to the high ranking official and can do whatever they wanted
See World, you donated money to CPP just to keep poor people suffer and abuse for eternal.
We needed help, but don't help the government.
AH HUN SEN is interested in creating a slave nation not Cambodian nation! And to the world community for making AH HUN SEN wish come true!
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