Thursday, July 12, 2012

Bloody crackdown on garment strike in Phnom Penh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO5mePFGczc

An injured Long Panha (C), an employee of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, is taken into custody by police during a demonstration by garment workers yesterday in Phnom Penh. Photograph: supplied

Thursday, 12 July 2012
Sen David
The Phnom Penh Post

A union employee representing striking workers from a factory that supplies Levi’s and Gap was left a bloodied mess near Wat Botum yesterday after police allegedly attacked him.

According to rights groups, police set upon Long Panha, of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU), who was among a group of 20 unionists who had marched from a protest in Freedom Park to deliver a petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen.

A video posted on YouTube yesterday shows police armed with sticks and shields forcing Panha to the ground before carrying him by his hands and feet to a police truck while blood dripped from his face.

Licadho director Naly Pilorge was one of many NGO officials to condemn the incident.

“All eyes are on Cambodia right now as it hosts this important international summit [ASEAN],” she said. “Yet a unionist is beaten bloody on the street during a peaceful gathering – a unionist who is working to improve conditions for workers who supply some of the world’s largest clothing manufacturers.”


Workers from Tai Yang Enterprises first went on strike in May to defend their seniority pay, then again on June 25, to demand accommodation, performance and maternal bonuses.

Over 100 met in Freedom Park yesterday to continue the strike.

Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun said he too had been hurt during the clash while marching to the prime minister’s Cabinet.

Dave Welsh, country director of the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, urged a quick resolution for workers.

“You can’t avoid your collective bargaining rights simply by changing your name and re-incorporating,” he said.

Tai Yang official Ou Menghour declined to comment yesterday, but has previously said the factory did not change its name.

Phnom Penh police chief Touch Naroth declined to comment.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cambodian MUST stand up and bring Phnom Penh and Chief Police to trial.
Both are criminal and abuse of human rights. Khmer wake up don't let these criminal treat your sister and brother like that.

Anonymous said...

ដល់ពេលវេលាហើយ !

ខ្មែរក្រោកឡើងគ្រប់គ្នា !

ខ្មែរក្នុងប្រទេសឈប់ភ្លើ-ឈប់ស្លូតទៀតទៅ !

បើខ្មែរស្លូត គឺខ្មែរស្លាប់ !

យើងខ្មែរទូទាំងប្រទេសនាំគ្នាកាប់ក្បាល
ពួកអាឆ្កែប៉ូលីសយួន៧ មករា
អាប៉ូលីសយូកូងបាតផ្សារ ឱ្យវាងាប់អន្តរធានទៅ.... !

ខ្មែរ CANADA

Anonymous said...

Another KI's hero is born.

Anonymous said...

8:52 PM
If you were beaten-ed like this guy, how would you feel?
You are son or daughter of whore, why don't you shut up your damn mouth once and for all?

Anonymous said...

ជិតដល់ថ្ងៃអន្សារបស់ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនហើយ…!
ក្រោកឡើងខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាដល់ពេលវេលាហើយត្រូវប្រើកាំបិត, ពូថៅ, ដាវ , ខ្វែវ, ផ្គាក់, ព្រួញ, សរ, ច្បូក,លំពែង,ធ្នូ,ដំបង,
ព្រនង់, កាំភ្លើង, គ្រាប់បែក, បេសែសិប, បេសែមួយ, មីន, មីនកន្ត្រាក់, មីនបង្កប់, មីនក្លេម័រ, មីនតោន, កាំភ្លើងធំ, កាំភ្លើងត្បាល់, ក្រោកឡើងជាមួយយុទ្ធភ័ណទាំងអស់នេះ បាញ់និងកាប់ក្បាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនសងសិកអោយខ្មែរ
ស្នេហាជាតិនិងដើម្បីការពារមរតកជាតិរបស់យើង។

យើងខ្មែរទូទាំងប្រទេស គួរយកគំរូពី ប្រទេសទុយនេហ្ស៊ី
ទៅ ប្រទេសអេហ្ស៊ីប, យេមែន, បារ៉ែន, លីប៊ី... « បដិវត្តន៍ផ្កាម្លិះ » ជាគំរូ!

«ហ៊ានស្លាប់ដើម្បីរស់»

Anonymous said...

ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាយ៉ងខ្វាក់ក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេ
លក់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម,
ជាមេទុច្ចរិត, ជាមេពុករលួយ, ជាមេយូកូងបាតផ្សារ,
ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាល នៅកម្ពុជាដែរ...!
ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរសព្វ
ថ្ងៃនេះ បើខ្មែរយើងមិនរួមគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ
ឱ្យចម្រើនលូតលាស់បានឡើយ។
អាខ្វាក់អន្តរធាន..! អាងាប់អន្តរធាន..!អាមេយូកូងបាតផ្សារ..!

Anonymous said...

សមត្ថកិច្ច នៃរដ្ធាភិបាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលមានពួកអា ទាហាន ប៉ូលីស ប៉េអឹម ពេល ដែលបញ្ជូនទៅរៀននៅស្រុកយួន យួនមិន ដែលបានហ្វឹកហ្វឺនផ្នែកជួយសង្គ្រោះជីវិត ឬ
ការពារសុវត្ថិភាពពលរដ្ឋទេ
យួនគិតតែហ្វឹកហ្វឺនផ្នែក បាញ់, កំទេច,សម្លាប់, ពិឃាត, ប្រហារជីវិត, ផ្ដាច់ជីវិត, បំផ្លាញ,ច្បាម, ឆក់ប្លន់, ដុតផ្ទះ, ប្លន់ដណ្ដើមទ្រព្យ, កៀបសង្កត់, សង្កត់សង្កិន, ជិះជាន់, វាយបង្ក្រាប, ទាត់ធាក់ និងបោកគ្រាប់បែកសម្លាប់
ប្រជារាស្រ្តស្លូតត្រង់ជាដើម។ល។
បើមិនជឿសួរ ពួកអាមកពីហ្វឹកហ្វឺន ពីស្រុកយួន ក្នុង១០០ ពួកវាថាដូចគ្នាទាំង ១០០ ។

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះដាច់ថ្លៃរបស់យួនហាណូយសាហាវព្រៃផ្សៃ
ឃោរឃៅយង់ឃ្នងខាង បាញ់បោក,វ៉ៃទាត់ធាក់, កាប់សម្លាប់ ,
ឆក់ប្លន់, រំលោភ,ដុតផ្ទះ មកលើប្រជារាស្រ្តស្លូតត្រង់ដោយគ្មាន
ត្រាប្រណីឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

ខ្ញុំមានការសោកស្ដាយ និងឈឺចាប់ក្នុងចិត្ដខ្លាំងណាស់
ដែលនៅក្នុងសមយ័ខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ពួកអាហិន​ហោចឈាមឈ្លើងទាំងអស់នេះ​មិន​ទាន់​អស់ពីផែនដីខ្មែរនៅឡើយ....!!!!!

Anonymous said...

ចំណាំមុខ,ឈ្មោះនឹងទីលំនៅពួកវាទុកឱ្យហើយទៅ...!
កាលណាការផ្លាស់ប្តូរមកដល់ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងអស់
និងក្រោកឡើងបាញ់និងកាប់ក្បាលពួកវាចោលភ្លាម..!
ដូចកាលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋក្រោកឡើងបាញ់និងកាប់ក្បាល
ពួកខ្មែរក្រហមកាលថ្ងៃ៧ មករា ១៩៧៩ អញ្ជឹងដែរ...!
ចំណាំមុខ,ឈ្មោះនឹងទីលំនៅពួកវាទុកឱ្យហើយទៅ...!
ចំណាំមុខ,ឈ្មោះនឹងទីលំនៅពួកវាទុកឱ្យហើយទៅ...!
ចំណាំមុខ,ឈ្មោះនឹងទីលំនៅពួកវាទុកឱ្យហើយទៅ...!

Anonymous said...

មានអាខ្មែរខូរក្បាលយួនឬក៏ខូរក្បាលដង្កូវអាចម៏ វាបាននិយាយថា ពពួកអាប៉ូលីសដែលបានវាយ
កម្មករនឹងយុវជន រ៉ុន បញ្ញា វាមិនខុសទេ ពពួកអាឆ្កែចចកប៉ូលីសទាំងអស់ធ្វើការហត់ណាស់ក្រោម
កំដៅថ្ងៃ ហត់នឿយ គួរចង់សើចណាស់អាភ្លើបើអាឯងកើតមកជាមនុស្សខ្វាក់ប្រហែលជាល្អ តើអាឆ្កែ
ចចកប៉ូលីសនេះវាសាសន៏អី? អ្នករង្គ្រោះសាសន៏អីដែរ ពួកវាធ្វើដើម្បីអ្នកណា?ប្រហែលជាអាភ្លើឯងដឹងហើយ ក្នុងចំណោមពួកអ្នកចេះដឹងដែលបានបញ្ចាប់ការសិក្សាថ្នាក់បណ្ឌិត ។ល។ បានយកការចេះ
ដឹងទាំងអស់ទៅបំរើពូជអាមនុស្សមានកំណើតជាអ្នកកាប់ ឬស្សី ដែលជាអាមនុស្សមិនដឹងស្អី ជាឆ្កែបំរើមនោគមបរទេស ជាឆ្កែយួនទៅវិញ ស្តាយណាស់ពីចរិកខ្មែរ ដែលមានការផ្លាស់ផ្តូរទៅតាមការដឹកនាំប្រទេស ដែលមានអាមនុស្សអវិជ្ចា មានអានុស្សសំណល់ពីវាលពិឃាត មានអាមនុស្សខ្លួនខ្មែរគំនិតយួន ច្របាច់សង្គមខ្មែរឲ្យរលាយ នូវខ្មែរមួយចំនួនមិនព្រមទទួលថាអាប័ក្សប្រជាជនជាឆ្កែបំរើយួន
បន្តិចទៀតនយោបាយយួនលើទឹកដីខ្មែរ នឹងធ្វើឲ្យខ្មែរឈឺចាប់រឹតតែខ្លាំងម្តងបន្តិចៗៗ។
តើដល់ពេលណាទើបខ្មែរងើបពីស្រវឹងដេកនៅនយោបាយបោកប្រាស់ ៧ មករា របស់យួន
ដែលមានអាខ្វាក់ជាមេដឹកនាំ ។

Anonymous said...

I enjoy reading news from KI Media.
However, how many times do you need to post this dude over and over. Please stop.


I sympathize with the protesters situation. You have the rights to have a free speach. However, I disagreed how these Cambodian civilians acting in a bad way. Protesters don't have the rights to curse at the police and called them with bad name, and threw rocks at them.

Once again you have the right to a peacefully assembly (meeting) but you don't have the rights for consparacy to hurt someone.

So is the Occupy LA. When you threw rocks at the police, don't mind they put pressure back on you.

You don't step into the eligators lake and then complained why the eligator bit you.

Anonymous said...

One Eye King and the King of Cambodia are incompetent. They do not know how to handle problem.

When I reviewed the video U tube, I believe strongly that Cambodian people were at fault. The reason were that the people threw rocks and object at the police. They cursed at the police and disrespected them.

Don't tell me that is freedom of the speach. Base on this I believe the police officers and the military were justified to use force reasonable and necessary. It calls rule of engagement.

Yes Iam a Cambodian decent. I love Cambodian but it does not justifify why you can't protest peacefully; therefore, the protesters do not have any sympathy with me. Learn how to grow food youself. stop demanding and ask for handout. tx

LB Citizen law and order

Anonymous said...

There are reasons why these protesters are angry. The incompetent government allowing wide spread corruption causing the price of every thing to go up, so don't blame people for being angry. These people wages should increase accordingly.

Anonymous said...

Rplied to 3:19 AM

"There are reasons why these protesters are angry. ..... These people wages should increase accordingly."

I have received minimum wage in America for so long and I only got a raise for 25 cent an hour after so many years later. Inflation was 3 to 4 percents going up every year for food. Education and medical 's inflation 12 to 15 percents a year. So that is the President Obama at fault? No. Is that a corruption? No.

I put myself through school and working so many long hours. Finally I got a college degree. I can't even get a job in my major. However, the college degree did help me get a job some place else paying almost $47 dollars a hours after so many years later.

On top of that I grew fruits to eat and save alot of money. I did not blame some one else. In America calls "competition."

I have been working over 20 years plus. It was not easy, but I did not blamed some one else again.

I can tell you more hardship story that I alsmost lost my life many times under the Cambodian Xihanook communism. The point I am saying is "life is not easy" but we all can do it.

Anonymous said...

Can you imagine if all these business owners decided to move all their business in Burma and Bagladesh?

That $60.00 a month is alot when you don't have money.

Ir I were these people I would join together create a new business partnership so you can charge more money. So you don't have to depend on foreigners like chinese.

Sometimes, you can't blame other but to blame yourself.

Just look in the mirror and said to yourself why other people so succeed in life and I am not. Then decide what can I do to be better myself?

Anonymous said...

4:15am
you too are a thief who is good at stealing from the poor and you can say whatever you want to say. it is not simple as you say in life. it is full of bureaucracy and non sense out there. it is like if you have, they'd robbed from you and if don't have they blame you. so, people are not stupid like you think they are. what they need is, the rule of law to protect them so that they can breathe freely and also to work within a proper system, to have some sorts of security for livelihood.

Anonymous said...

MR 4.08AM EST UN KAUN MI SAMPHOEUNG YOUN HANOI .AH LITH KDÉTH YOUN.AH NISS VÉAR CHÉAR VIÉTH MING HANOI . AH SACH

Anonymous said...

replied to loser 12:12PM

look like you can't write a khmer or English?

Your mean your mother is SAMPHOEUNG YOUN HANOI .AH LITH KDÉTH YOUN.

let me know if you have some.

Sorry I don't speach Vietnamese. Don't accuse someone if you don't know them.