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.
