Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)
Showing posts with label Mass rally. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mass rally. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Khmer M'chas Srok Rally in Geneva on 14 March 2010
Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Khmer Mchas Srok's Open Invitation To Participate In The "Human Rights" Rally
Paris, October 26, 2009Subject: OPEN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE "HUMAN RIGHTS" RALLY
Dear Cambodian Compatriot,
To commemorate the World “Human Rights Day” and to show our determination to stop GENOCIDE of the Khmer People to the United Nations during the special Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Cambodia in December 2009
This is a great opportunity for us and on behalf of the Cambodian people victims of the genocide and gross human rights violations in Cambodia to stand up in solidarity for defending human rights and act on our collective responsibility to urge the world bodies to respond to the call of humanity for peace, justice and compassion in Cambodia as well as in other countries around the world.
Mr. Elie Wiesel, a Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate (Peace Prize in 1986), has said, “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
We thank you in advance and hope you will support us in this important event.
President of Khmer M'Chas Srok
Dr. Sakhonn CHAK
PLEASE COME
To participate in the "HUMAN RIGHTS" RALLY
Organized by KHMER M'CHAS SROK(KMS)
To participate in the "HUMAN RIGHTS" RALLY
Organized by KHMER M'CHAS SROK(KMS)
Date: Friday December 4th, 2009
Time: 13H00 - 17H00
Place: in front of the PALAIS DES NATIONS
CH 1211 Geneva 10 - Switzerland
Time: 13H00 - 17H00
Place: in front of the PALAIS DES NATIONS
CH 1211 Geneva 10 - Switzerland
This is a great opportunity for us and on behalf of the Cambodian people victims of the genocide and gross human rights violations in Cambodia to stand up in solidarity for defending human rights and act on our collective responsibility to urge the world bodies to respond to the call of humanity for peace, justice and compassion in Cambodia as well as in other countries around the world.
Mr. Elie Wiesel, a Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate (Peace Prize in 1986), has said, “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
We thank you in advance and hope you will support us in this important event.
President of Khmer M'Chas Srok
Dr. Sakhonn CHAK
Friday, January 11, 2008
Near Anniversary of Leader's Murder, Union Calls for Mass Rally Over Salaries
Funeral of Chea Vichea in 2004By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
10 January 2008
A trade union in Cambodia is seeking government permission to hold a massive rally Jan. 25 over workers' salaries and the rising cost of living in Cambodia.
Chea Mony, brother of slain union leader Chea Vichea and president of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, told VOA Khmer he was seeking permission to gather 100,000 workers.
The proposed rally would come just three days after the fourth anniversary of the murder of Chea Vichea, which sparked widespread worker unrest.
Cambodia earns much of its foreign revenue from garment factories, and unions continually clash with authorities over their rights.
Chea Vichea was murdered Jan. 22, 2004.
In two separate letters, to Minister of Education Kol Pheng and Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema, Chea Mony requested permission to rally 100,000 workers from 180 factories near Olympic Stadium.
"If the wage is still low while inflation keeps increasing, and the garment factory associations have shown the increase in products in both 2006 and 2007—up to 12 percent—we'd like them to use those profits to increase the salaries of the workers," Chea Mony said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Hun Sen told the Cambodian Union Federation in a letter Thursday the government's response to inflation could be to raise the minimum wage to $72 per month, while their living expenses are only $30 per month.
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Union Federation, called the response "an excuse and temporary answer to avoid dealing with the problems, while inflation is worsening.
Chea Mony, brother of slain union leader Chea Vichea and president of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, told VOA Khmer he was seeking permission to gather 100,000 workers.
The proposed rally would come just three days after the fourth anniversary of the murder of Chea Vichea, which sparked widespread worker unrest.
Cambodia earns much of its foreign revenue from garment factories, and unions continually clash with authorities over their rights.
Chea Vichea was murdered Jan. 22, 2004.
In two separate letters, to Minister of Education Kol Pheng and Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema, Chea Mony requested permission to rally 100,000 workers from 180 factories near Olympic Stadium.
"If the wage is still low while inflation keeps increasing, and the garment factory associations have shown the increase in products in both 2006 and 2007—up to 12 percent—we'd like them to use those profits to increase the salaries of the workers," Chea Mony said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Hun Sen told the Cambodian Union Federation in a letter Thursday the government's response to inflation could be to raise the minimum wage to $72 per month, while their living expenses are only $30 per month.
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Union Federation, called the response "an excuse and temporary answer to avoid dealing with the problems, while inflation is worsening.
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