Friday, November 05, 2010

Garment protests hit Sihanoukville factory

Friday, 05 November 2010
Mom Kunthear and Sen David
The Phnom Penh Post

More than 600 factory workers protested in front of the PY garment factory in Sihanoukville’s Number 4 district yesterday, demanding better working conditions and approval for their fired union leader to return to work.

We won’t come back to work until our union leader is allowed to work and the company has to obey the job conditions,” he said.

Workers asked the company and the provincial department of labour to guarantee 12 basic working conditions in addition to allowing their union leader to return.

Moe Piseth, the union leader, said the garment company “discriminated and abused” his and other workers’ rights, and fired him without cause.


Yov Kemera, director of the provincial labor department, said the company had agreed to some of the working conditions in talks with worker representatives but “could not accept” the return of the union leader, who they say was fired for cursing the manager.

Meanwhile, in Kampong Chhnang province, five workers from the M&V garment factory say they plan to file a complaint against the factory owner for the unwarranted loss of their jobs.

One of the workers, Chan Sovan, said the five met yesterday to discuss complaining to the director of the provincial Labour and Vocational Training Department because the owner “called us in for thumbprints … and told us we were fired from work”.

Sok Samphorn, director of the factory’s computer section, said the workers elected to quit on their own after getting angry with their boss.

“I told them to think before they decided to stop, but they did not listen to me or the factory owner,” he said.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

I invite KI-medai, Khmeryoueng,Khmerization, and all media to please help Sam rainsy, by break him and rebuild him back. We clearly see Sam rainsy, he is not well communicator, and he has no self discipline, and he is disrespect, and he is a not truth-worthy man, he have no co operate, he lack leadership skill, he is lazy and don't have clear vision for us. all these character will never gain any support from voter.
We can clearly see his provocative will lead to more violent and division Khmer society, please stop him and break him from the bottom heart then rebuild him. I agreed people power but should be happen in Kampuchea krom or in Sorin, let Cambodia strong first otherwise it very dangerous for all of us.
I promise if he keep doing it he will bring Khmer down to war it take 15 years to rebuild, and SRP will never progress.
Best Regards.

Kone Khmer mearn pooch......... USA said...

To those who truly believe SR is too "leftist" ... you have the option to write him to his headquarter in PP by your opinions and hope he sees your vision.

To be him: you have to be a visionary and some leadership skills in order to exist to this day. You have to understand Khmer attitude to combat such problem with HS. HS without Hanoi is very easy.... but HS has a tail on his own, someone has to have what it takes to fight this battle to save our land.

Can you please, I urge you, I am not belong to any party but I work in the interest of Khmer people, you may write your suggestions, ideas, what is your strategy and what is your motivation toward why you think SR is so NEGATIVE.

In Addition: You need to look at FUNCINPEC = they allowed HS to break them into small pieces. You need to learn about other party first before you into believing SR is too "leftist".... HS had planned to "destroy" SRP for many many years...its party still standing what is that tell you...
I agree you want to see his character changes but how....I say joint him help steer his party into the right direction .... unless you are CPP mouth piece like Pai C pest..
Kone Khmer mearn pooch......... USA

Anonymous said...

There are two parties who want to See Sam Rainsy go badly at the movement. Surprisngly, one of them claims to be for the people and democracy. This party is called the LDP of Khem Veasna. He have forum every day, everywhere, making 8 points as solution to the Khmer problem.

His 8 points takes less than 40% of his lecture while 60% takes to insult Khem Sokha and Sam Rainsy.

Why? If he thinks his eight point is good enough to stand on his own, why does he need to character other parties?

less than 5% of his forum spends directly talk about the government. Think about that!

Anonymous said...

MR Sam Rainsy is too tight and too rigid, and too much proud anger personality.To break him Rainsy mean to calm him down we help him to refocus on humble, more principle, more human that he may willing to listen more than he talk. We have to give him new direction. In order to make him more productive we make sure that Sam rainsy got to be hit hard until he realize the past experience.
All of us could help him out.

Anonymous said...

No society could survive with 70% of its members work 60 hours per week and be paid just enough to eat.

Anonymous said...

Hanoi killed Muslim and took Champa.
Hanoi killed Khmer Krom and has controlled.
That is Viet’s nature.
Down Vietnamese expansionism!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
We are Muslim wake up then united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
We are Muslim wake up then united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
We are Muslim wake up then united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
We are Muslim wake up then united to take CHAMPA back!

Anonymous said...

HERE WE GO! BUSINESS IS NOT THE SAME AS USUAL!

Anonymous said...

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បើចង់ដឹងច្បាស់អញ្ជើញមកធ្វើការនៅអាមេរិកាំង
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Anonymous said...

All Khmer groups,

It is no need to UNITE now, but PLESASE STOP FIGHTING EACH OTHER< and try to work UNDER ONE VOICE, THE REACTIVATION OF PARIS PEACE AGREEMENT of 23rd October 1991 by sending complains to UN, and the 18signatoried countries who signed this Agreement.

All of you can do that or all of you will LOOSE all.

Join to KICK HUN SEN and HANOI's Hegemony first to liberate our mother lands by stopping to fight each other.