By Meas Mony
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Soch
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At noon today, a group of unions have decided to drop their strike after the government promised to try to find a resolution to their demand on 27 September.
A communiqué signed by Ath Thun, President of the Cambodian Labor Confederation, and Ms. Mam Nhim, President of the Coalition of Cambodian Textile Unions, indicated that on 16 Sept 2010, at 9:45AM, the unions received a statement from the government representative who accepted the request presented by the unions and the government will resolve this issue with factory owners on 27 September 2010. The government representative also asked the unions to delay their strike. This request was reasonable for the unions to accept.
According to union representatives, the discussions will be held at the ministry of Labor and the topic of the demand by the workers for a pay raise will not be brought up for resolution, instead, the meeting will only discuss about a resolution to provide a decent living for the workers.
At the same time, a statement issued by the ministry of Welfare and signed by Ith Sam Heng, the minister of Welfare, called on the group of unions to resolve this issue peacefully on 27 September. The minister indicated that the arrangement for a resolution was made according to on an advice from Hun Xen based on the current situation of the world which is ravaged by the economic crisis.
A communiqué signed by Ath Thun, President of the Cambodian Labor Confederation, and Ms. Mam Nhim, President of the Coalition of Cambodian Textile Unions, indicated that on 16 Sept 2010, at 9:45AM, the unions received a statement from the government representative who accepted the request presented by the unions and the government will resolve this issue with factory owners on 27 September 2010. The government representative also asked the unions to delay their strike. This request was reasonable for the unions to accept.
According to union representatives, the discussions will be held at the ministry of Labor and the topic of the demand by the workers for a pay raise will not be brought up for resolution, instead, the meeting will only discuss about a resolution to provide a decent living for the workers.
At the same time, a statement issued by the ministry of Welfare and signed by Ith Sam Heng, the minister of Welfare, called on the group of unions to resolve this issue peacefully on 27 September. The minister indicated that the arrangement for a resolution was made according to on an advice from Hun Xen based on the current situation of the world which is ravaged by the economic crisis.
4 comments:
The role of AH HUN SEN government is not to create wealth for the nation and it is the role of dirt poor Cambodian people who create wealth for the nation with their blood and sweat!
The role of AH HUN SEN government is to spend dirt poor Cambodian people money on T-55 tanks and use it to oppress to put fear on the very people who bring wealth to the country!
AH HUN SEN needs to wake up and smell the coffee and smoke his cigarette 555 because without dirt poor Cambodian people and Cambodian economy is going nowhere!
It doesn't cost much for dirt poor Cambodian workers to ask the living wage between $75-$93 per month! And AH HUN SEN needs to stop using his stupid law and lawsuit to silent dirt poor Cambodian people! A real Cambodian law is serve to protect Cambodian people not to silent and oppress Cambodian people!
D'you know, all garment factories are belong to the MP which is the employers are ah chea sim, ah heng xamrin, ah hun xen, ah hun xen's family, ah xok kong, ah xok an etc...
How can laborers get the benifit from those employers who are the leeches to suck the blood of poor laborers.
What will be the result of their discussion. It will be ZERO.
justice lover at Phnom Penh Capital
Don't you all agree that it's too much that everything has to go through Hun Sen? So, this means that in the whole country, there is only one working person.
With a wage of $61.00/month , can anyone make a decent living in Phnom Penh today?
Put yourself in a garment worker situation, how do you feel?
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