Chea Mony (Photo: DAP)Thursday, 10 June 2010
Tep Nimol
The Phnom Penh Post
CHEA Mony said Wednesday that he was reconsidering plans to step down as president of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, saying he had been inundated with requests from members who want him to stand as a candidate in elections scheduled for later this month.
On May 16, Chea Mony announced that he would resign from his position at the end of his current term and would not stand as a candidate in the June 27 elections. He cited health reasons for his decision, and added that a change of leadership could benefit the FTU.
“I want the union to be progressive,” he said. “If we want our country to be progressive we must have a change of leader.”
On Wednesday, Chea Mony said he is still ill and physically weak, but that statements of support he had received had given him “emotional strength”.
“I have a disease, and I have held the position for two mandates already, which means six years,” he said. “In the future I have no will to be president of the union anymore, but now I have received hundreds of letters from workers requesting me to be a candidate for the president election, and the letters encourage me to consider putting myself forward again.”
Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun said he would put himself on the ballot if necessary, but that he would prefer for Chea Mony to continue in the post.
“Nobody wants to be president now because they would like Chea Mony to continue his work,” he said. “We will try our best to push Chea Mony to be president again. If there is no choice, I will do it, but I have not registered my name for election.”
FTU secretary general Mann Seng Hak said people who had originally intended to stand for the role of president had bowed out of the running to “leave space blank for Chea Mony to be president for the next term”.
He added that there are currently no other candidates for the position.
On May 16, Chea Mony announced that he would resign from his position at the end of his current term and would not stand as a candidate in the June 27 elections. He cited health reasons for his decision, and added that a change of leadership could benefit the FTU.
“I want the union to be progressive,” he said. “If we want our country to be progressive we must have a change of leader.”
On Wednesday, Chea Mony said he is still ill and physically weak, but that statements of support he had received had given him “emotional strength”.
“I have a disease, and I have held the position for two mandates already, which means six years,” he said. “In the future I have no will to be president of the union anymore, but now I have received hundreds of letters from workers requesting me to be a candidate for the president election, and the letters encourage me to consider putting myself forward again.”
Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun said he would put himself on the ballot if necessary, but that he would prefer for Chea Mony to continue in the post.
“Nobody wants to be president now because they would like Chea Mony to continue his work,” he said. “We will try our best to push Chea Mony to be president again. If there is no choice, I will do it, but I have not registered my name for election.”
FTU secretary general Mann Seng Hak said people who had originally intended to stand for the role of president had bowed out of the running to “leave space blank for Chea Mony to be president for the next term”.
He added that there are currently no other candidates for the position.
7 comments:
Chea Mony. I would like to talk straightforward with you and other Khmer leader in any position. YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL to ALL JATI KHMER. I'm proud of you. From the bottom of my only one heart I RESPECTED YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. Washington DC.
Mr Chea Mony, please do not play game like Sihanouk did. You either go or stay.
Personally I'd prefer you stay for the benefit of all khmer Workers. But you know all the risks involved. It's your call Sir.
Chea Mony,
Don't flip flop. Mean what you said and stay with it. Unless Hun Sen wants you to stay which I think is likely the case.
If you don't think you can win don't fight..
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Genocide
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Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
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Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
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Murdered Hy Vuthy
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Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
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Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
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Chea Mony, i strongly supported you. Please, stay on your position. I'm sure it's fair and clean election among the workers.
Time for Chea Mony to move on. He has done very little for the workers in term of bargaining for better pay and better working conditions. Given the astronomical rising cost of living, Hun Sen gave his union peanut, and only when Hun Sen needs no distraction. But, look at where the country and the unions are going to face with the new law is being contemplated to curbe union's power and activity. Mr. Chea was not smart enough to lead, and time for him to go.
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