Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Cambodian unions backed by dozens of foreign companies have demanded an investigation into the killing of a labour leader.
The AFP news agency reports the call comes amid growing concerns over violence against factory organisers.
In an appeal to mark the upcoming May Day, unions are urging the government to conduct a "thorough and impartial investigation" into the February assassination of union boss Hy Vuthy, the third top labour leader killed since 2004.
His death followed the murders of labour organiser Ros Sovannareth and Chea Vichea, who was president of Cambodia's largest union, and occurred during an escalation of attacks against workers' rights advocates.
In a statement the unions say this pattern of violence and the climate of fear it creates for trade union leaders and workers must be stopped.
The statement was endorsed by at last 80 overseas companies and groups -- including international labour organisations and rights watchdogs -- as well as hundreds of Cambodian unions.
It followed demands last week by several international clothing manufacturers for Hy Vuthy's killings to come under greater official scrutiny.
The AFP news agency reports the call comes amid growing concerns over violence against factory organisers.
In an appeal to mark the upcoming May Day, unions are urging the government to conduct a "thorough and impartial investigation" into the February assassination of union boss Hy Vuthy, the third top labour leader killed since 2004.
His death followed the murders of labour organiser Ros Sovannareth and Chea Vichea, who was president of Cambodia's largest union, and occurred during an escalation of attacks against workers' rights advocates.
In a statement the unions say this pattern of violence and the climate of fear it creates for trade union leaders and workers must be stopped.
The statement was endorsed by at last 80 overseas companies and groups -- including international labour organisations and rights watchdogs -- as well as hundreds of Cambodian unions.
It followed demands last week by several international clothing manufacturers for Hy Vuthy's killings to come under greater official scrutiny.
2 comments:
The Vietcong are promoting political killing to create political instability in Cambodia so that all the foreign businesses will move to Vietname!!!
"The statement was endorsed by at last 80 overseas companies and groups -- including international labour organisations and rights watchdogs -- as well as hundreds of Cambodian unions."
Cambodian people will lose their job to the Vietcong soon, if AH HUN SEN Vietcong keep on killing Cambodian people!!!!Who will benefit when Khmer kill another Khmer????You tell me!!!!I remembered when Pol Pot killed million of Cambodian people and the benefit go to the Vietcong!!!!
AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave never learn from history and he is doomed to repeat it!!!!
Hey, the one with the most
educations and knowledges get the
best job. Nothing anyone can do
about that, and Ah Khmer-Gringoes
already lost jobs to the Vietcon-
Gringoes abroad, hahaha, LOL,
hahaha...
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