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| Former June Textile employees listen during a press conference at the Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh yesterday. The company is embroiled in a dispute over compensation. (Photo by: Pha Lina) |
Monday, 18 July 2011
Kim Yuthana
The Phnom Penh Post
Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun has warned that he will lead demonstrations next month if representatives of the June Textile garment factory do not pay out proper compensation to hundreds of former employees.
In a decision issued last month, the Arbitration Council called on June Textile, which burned down in March, to compensate workers for a “pre-notice” period ahead of their dismissal of up to three months’ salary. The factory was also instructed to give workers indemnity payments of 15 days’ wages multiplied by the number of years worked, with a cap at six years, and to pay out remaining annual leave.
The company has appealed the ruling, however, claiming it does not have the resources to make such payments.
“It is unfair for the employer side if we decide to accept the Arbitration Council’s decision, because the factory has no money to pay the workers,” said Taing Kisay, the administration chief for June Textile.
Yesterday, Rong Chhun said at a press conference that he planned to rally workers from other factories in support of the ex-June Textile employees if the company does not provide the desired compensation.
“If there is no resolution before the end of July, a large demonstration movement will happen in August,” he said.
Roughly 1,000 workers from the factory have been holding out for improved severance packages after factory representatives initially offered payments of US$20 per year worked, an overture already accepted by more than 2,000 workers.
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Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 30,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 30,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 30,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl, President Ms. Rattana Keo,
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