24 May 2007By Sophorn
Radio Free Asia (a station labeled insolent by Hun Sen)
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
About 200 garment workers from the SEAHWA factory have demonstrated to demand that the factory owner stop forcing workers to put in extra hours when they are sick.
Bun Srey Pov, a worker who was demonstrating on 24 May in front of the factory, said that the factory owner is pressuring the workers, and, herself, she was forced to put in extra hours while she was sick. “They pressure us, they told me to put in an extra 6 hours. They called me into their office and told me to provide my thumbprint, they said that if we not happy (to put in the extra work hours), we shouldn’t do it, they will fire us. I said that I am sick, they said that if your sickness is not severe, hang on with the work.”
Several other workers who are also demonstrating in front of the factory, also said that the factory owner often threatens them and forced them to put in extra hours, even on national holidays, and that they were paid regular salaries only (for the extra hours worked). “When we are sick, we ask to get out at 4:00 PM, they do not allow us, they threaten to fire us, they pressure us to put in extra hours.”
Ly Veng, the deputy-president of the Federation of Trade Union of Cambodia, who also participated in the demonstration with the See Wa factory workers, demands that the factory owner respect the 8 points of the labor law, in particular regarding forcing workers to put in overtime.
Yuv Vathana, the director of the government labor dispute resolution department, who participated in the resolution of the dispute with the factory management, said that the workers action is justified.
He said that he resolved 7 out of the 8 points of the labor law, but only one point is still in contention with the factory owner: the latter does not allow any workers representative inside the factory. Yuv Vathana said that he will force this factory owner to accept the workers proposal.
In response to the workers accusation, a representative of the SEAHWA garment factory denied that the workers were forced to work overtime. He added that the only point that the factory cannot accept is the presence of workers representative inside the factory, and he said that the factory wants to think about this issue first. “Workers representatives must be present in any crafts, but the factory director is mistaken, he does not understand this word, I say that for this point, let me explain to him first,” the See Wa factory representative said.
Workers of the SEAHWA garment factory, located in Sangkat Teuk Thla, Khan Russei Keo, Phnom Penh City, have demonstrated to demand that the factory respect the (labor law regarding) overtime work, and that the workers must volunteer to work overtime, the factory must allow the presence of workers representatives inside the factory, issue pay to workers before 4:00 PM and provide them details about the salary they receive.
Bun Srey Pov, a worker who was demonstrating on 24 May in front of the factory, said that the factory owner is pressuring the workers, and, herself, she was forced to put in extra hours while she was sick. “They pressure us, they told me to put in an extra 6 hours. They called me into their office and told me to provide my thumbprint, they said that if we not happy (to put in the extra work hours), we shouldn’t do it, they will fire us. I said that I am sick, they said that if your sickness is not severe, hang on with the work.”
Several other workers who are also demonstrating in front of the factory, also said that the factory owner often threatens them and forced them to put in extra hours, even on national holidays, and that they were paid regular salaries only (for the extra hours worked). “When we are sick, we ask to get out at 4:00 PM, they do not allow us, they threaten to fire us, they pressure us to put in extra hours.”
Ly Veng, the deputy-president of the Federation of Trade Union of Cambodia, who also participated in the demonstration with the See Wa factory workers, demands that the factory owner respect the 8 points of the labor law, in particular regarding forcing workers to put in overtime.
Yuv Vathana, the director of the government labor dispute resolution department, who participated in the resolution of the dispute with the factory management, said that the workers action is justified.
He said that he resolved 7 out of the 8 points of the labor law, but only one point is still in contention with the factory owner: the latter does not allow any workers representative inside the factory. Yuv Vathana said that he will force this factory owner to accept the workers proposal.
In response to the workers accusation, a representative of the SEAHWA garment factory denied that the workers were forced to work overtime. He added that the only point that the factory cannot accept is the presence of workers representative inside the factory, and he said that the factory wants to think about this issue first. “Workers representatives must be present in any crafts, but the factory director is mistaken, he does not understand this word, I say that for this point, let me explain to him first,” the See Wa factory representative said.
Workers of the SEAHWA garment factory, located in Sangkat Teuk Thla, Khan Russei Keo, Phnom Penh City, have demonstrated to demand that the factory respect the (labor law regarding) overtime work, and that the workers must volunteer to work overtime, the factory must allow the presence of workers representatives inside the factory, issue pay to workers before 4:00 PM and provide them details about the salary they receive.
6 comments:
Cambodia can no longer depend on the foreigners to create job for Cambodian people! It is really so fucken sad to see these dirt poor Cambodian workers couldn't even asked these fucken factory owner to get off early for being sick! The worst part is that these dirt poor Cambodian people are being abused right in their own country under the watchful eye of AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave!!!
Even a fucken machine need to be repair when it is broken down why can these dirt poor Cambodia ask a fucken day off for being sick??
Any kind of factories that mistreat Cambodian people like animal or machine need to get the fuck out!! These fucken factories owners can take their fucken factories somewhere else!!!!No morality and responsibility to the people that help these fucken factories meet their bottom line and these fucken factories don't deserve to be in Cambodia!!!!I ain't worry about losing job because this fucken job nobody wants anyway!!!
Say no more, Dude (3:21), if you
can do better for them poor slob,
come on over and and deliver them
from hell, will ya? Otherwise, just
shut the fuck up.
To 10:00PM Vietcong bastard!
Yeh! That is right! A leader such as Mr.Sam Rainsy had been doing such a great job in demanding AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave to pass
anti-corruption law, to respect human right, and demanding to show transparency in all level of his stupid economic policies but the fucken Vietcong slave dictator still insist on following his Vietcong master's advice!!!!
This is the fucken reason why Cambodia is still in a state of limbo!!!
All of you Vietcong bastards and bitches need to tell AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictator to go to Vietname to help out the Vietcong economy and leave Cambodia to Cambodian people to solve their economic problem!!!
Say no more to AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictatorship!
Say no more to the Vietcong master!
Say no more to the Vietcong bad influence!
Ohhh ... give me a beak. Ah Sam
Nazi is nothing more than a loud
mouth loser, who had accomplished
shits in the last decades but to
make millions suffers for his own
benefits.
To 1:52AM Vietcong bastard!
Oh really! How come Cambodia lost over 500 million dollars every year due to corruption under AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave? Tell me what happen to all those money?? Please don't tell me that Mr.SAM RAINSY took all the money!ahahhahahhha
I ain't give no break motherfucker!
Well, that is because Ah Hungry
Sam Nazi ate the 500 millions.
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