Standing with Workers to Defend Rights

Sam Rainsy Party elected members of parliament joined over 3,000 workers on the 125th Anniversary Labor Day, 1 May, 2011. The SRP continues to stand with workers to defend their fundamental rights.

SRP appeals for a minimum wage of US$100 to helpp workers and civil servants meet the high cost of food, fuel, transportion and housing. Workers are entitled to free public services including health care. Decent life starts with decent wages and safety and security at the work place.

SRP calls on the government to withdraw its proposed draft Union Law. if adopted by parliament, the law will severely limit the freedom and rights of trade unions as stated in the existing 1997 Labor Law.

SRP continues to demand the identification and the prosecution of those responsible for the assassination of Chea Vichea, the leader of the workers' movement in Cambodia, on 22 january, 2004.

SRP calls on the Cambodian Courts to drop charges and release union leaders charged and detained unjustly for crimes their did not commit.

Phnom Penh
1 May, 2011

Sam Rainsy addresses workers on International Labor Day

May 1, 2009 - MP Sam Rainsy addresses workers on International Labor Day in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh.

Sam Rainsy's May Day Message to Cambodian Workers

MP Kem Sokha (L), MP Sam Rainsy (C), MP Mu Sochua (R). Union President Rong Chhun stands behind (between Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy) (Photo: SRP)

May 1, 2009

SAM RAINSY'S MAY DAY MESSAGE TO CAMBODIAN WORKERS

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy refers to the effects of the global economic crisis on Cambodian workers' conditions. He tells workers about the US$500-million stimulus package he has suggested in order to save jobs and create new ones. Such a plan requires a reduction in corruption and more emphasis on serving the public interest. Sam Rainsy rejects Prime Minister Hun Sen's plan to send workers back to the countryside.

Read text in Khmer at http://tinyurl.com/cxwk6y

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