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| Garment factory workers return to Phnom Penh after voting in their hometowns in July. Yesterday the Labour Ministry appealed to Cambodia’s workforce, encouraging employees to remain calm and continue work as usual in light of post-election tensions. PHA LINA |
Mom Kunthear The Phnom Penh Post 4 September 2013
At least one union leader is butting heads with the Ministry of Labour as he encourages workers to join the planned opposition party demonstration on Saturday.
A letter from the ministry sent to factories on Monday called on workers and unions to avoid participation in the planned Cambodia National Rescue Party demonstration, asserting that the “propagandising of some politicians could affect [workers’] living standards and create disorder in society”.
Going directly against that advice, Rong Chhun, president of the more than 100,000 member Cambodia Confederation of Unions – which has historically been linked to the opposition – has encouraged workers to actively participate in the demonstration.
CNRP officials announced on Monday that the mass demonstration against the National Election Committee’s official results of the July 28 election, which preliminarily said the Cambodian People’s Party won 68 National Assembly seats to the CNRP’s 55, will take the form of a ceremony for prayer and contemplation.
While the Labour Ministry’s letter said it recently formed a committee to study the possibility of wage increases for workers, and implied participating was not in their best interest, Chhun argued that the demonstration was a step in the right direction to improve Cambodian society.
“I appeal to all garment workers and teachers across the country to join in this demonstration because we want the justice for our election,” Chhun said.
Other union leaders yesterday were hesitant to push workers in one direction or the other.
Kong Athit, vice-president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), said union members are free under the law to participate in the demonstration if they want, but that it is not C.CAWDU’s place to guide political activity.
“The trade union should not lead [workers],” Athit said. “The workers should lead the trade union.”
Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia vice-president Van Thol echoed that sentiment, saying that workers’ politics are their own.
Whether workers participate in demonstrations or not, Dave Welsh, country director for the Solidarity Center/ACILS, disagreed with any government ministry issuing a letter discouraging workers from attending a demonstration, he said.
“I think it’s entirely inappropriate,” Welsh said.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SEAN TEEHAN
6 comments:
Mr. Rong Chhun will become the Khmer hero just like Mr. SamRainsy. Your vote are your life! Khmer people disagree how the the ruling party lead so they go to the poll and vote for change.
To all police and military:
Under CPP government your salary will be reduced and will be no better future for you and your children.
Under CNRP government your salary will be increased and will be better future for you and your children. All those money come from CPP corruptions.
Today majority of Cambodian people are living under poverty line.
Dictator Hun Sen must go, stay in power for 28 years is too long and too corruptions.
Cambodian people need new government new idea new technology and the real democracy, real human right.
The truth is CNRP is the winner this election not CPP.
I am urging all police and military please stands up joint with protesters on this coming Saturday September 7 to remove Dictator Hun Sen out from government.
Freedom and Democracy will not happen until you all make it happen.
ខ្ញុំសូមជំរាបបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិដែលាជាកម្មករ និង បុគ្គលឹករោងច័ក្រទាំងអស់ថា ក្នុងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាយើងបានចែងថា ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ គ្រប់ជាន់ថ្នាក់ គ្រប់ស្រទាប់ មានសិទ្ធិគ្រប់គ្រាន់
ក្នុងការចូលរួមធ្វើបាតុកម្មអហឹង្សាដើម្បីតវ៉ាទាម
ទារនូវអ្វីដែលជារបស់យើង ឬ ដែលយើងត្រូវ
បាន ។
ពួករដ្ឋាភិបាលគ្មានសិទ្ថមកឃាត់ឃាំង រារាំង ឬ ហាមឃាត់ឡើយ បើពួកវាបែបហ្នឹង ពួកវាបាន
ល្មើសច្បាប់រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញហើយ ។ ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត ពួកវាយកលេសថា កុំចូលរួមជាសវាងមានបញ្ហា
ប៉ះពាល់ដល់ខ្លួនប្រាន ហើយ និង ធ្វើឲខាតប្រ
យោជន៍ដល់ការប្រកបការងារស្អីគេនោះ វាជា
រឿងភូតភរ កុហក់បផកប្រាស់ មិនសមហេតុសម
ផលទាល់តែសោះ ។
បើពួកវាចេះគិតដល់សុខទុក្ខប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដូចពាក្យពួកវាថាមែននោះ ពួកវាមិនមែន ធ្វើបាប ជិះជាន់ គៀបសង្កត់ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋស្លូតត្រង់ ទន់ខ្សោយ ឲរងទុក្ខវេទនាគ្រប់ទឹសទីទូទាំងប្រទេសនោះទេ ។ និយាយពីខ្លាចគ្រោះថ្នាក់ប៉ះពាល់ដល់អាយុជីវិត
ក្នុងពេលបាតុកម្មវិញ គឺ បើពួកវាដែលមានអាវុធ
គ្រប់ដៃមិនបង្ករឡោះងទេនោះ គ្មានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ
ណាដែលមានដៃទទេ ហ៊ានទៅប្រើហឹង្សាទៅលើ
ពួកវាដែលមានអាវុធច្រូងច្រាងមុនទេ ។ ដូច
កាលពីប៉ន្មានដងមុន ៗ អញ្ចឹង សុទ្ធតែពួកវាបង្ករ
ឡើងដើម្បីសម្លាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋស្លូតត្រង់ទន់ខ្សោយ
ដែលជាម្ចាស់សម្លេងឆ្នោតទាំងអស់ ។ ដូច្នេះ បើពួកវាពិតជាគិតដល់សុខទុក្ខប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមែន
បើពួកវាពិតជាគោរពច្បាប់រដ្ឋធម្នុញ្ញមែន ពួកវាត្រូវ
ទុកឲប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជ្រើសរើសដោយខ្លួនឯង ។ ពួកវាត្រូវនៅស្ងៀម ហើយ ការពារប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ
ដោយត្រឹមត្រូវពិតប្រាកដ រក្សាសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ឲ
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដោយស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ ថ្លៃថ្នូស្របតាម
គោលការណ៍នៃលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតិយ្យ ដែលបាន
ចែងក្នុងច្បាប់រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ។
សូមបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិទាំងអស់កុំស្តាប់ពួកល្មើសច្បាប់ ពួកទមិឡឥតសាសនា ហើយ ប្រើសិទ្ធិរបស់
ខ្លួនក្នុងនាមជាម្ចាស់ប្រទេស ធ្វើអ្វីដែលយើងត្រូវ
ធ្វើ កុំឲតែល្មើសច្បាប់គឺបានហើយ ។ ពួកវាទេ
ដែលជាអ្នកល្មើសច្បាប់ បំពានច្បាប់ រំលោភលើ
សិទ្ធិប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនោះ ។ ទុកឲប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និង តុលាការអន្តរៈជាតិកាត់ទោសពួកវានៅពេលខាង
មុខនេះចុះ ។
All of you dirt poor Cambodian workers and you can work for $1 a day for the rest of your life and you can work until you drop dead and there would be more works to do! And when you die and I hope you can find the money to bury your lifeless body! You die like flies and leave nothing behind for your legacy!
my prediction, in 1 years there won't be any more factory work in cambodia. investors will pull out and go settle in burma b/c there are too much protests here in cambodia. and those workers will go back to do farming and fishing like old days.
i mean 2 yrs
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