Local Union Leaders Not Rehired After Ministry Order
A local union said two factories in Kandal province are failing to follow Labor Ministry orders to rehire unionized workers that were fired illegally.
Khut Sokun May 13, 6:34 pm
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A local union said two factories in Kandal province are failing to follow Labor Ministry orders to rehire unionized workers that were fired illegally.
A Kampong Chhnang shoe factory is threatening workers’ jobs as they try to unionize, the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions and its local representative said.
A labor union representing garment factory workers on Tuesday demanded authorities find five masked men who attacked a local union officer in Phnom Penh, leaving him bloodied and in need of stitches.
The Appeal Court overturned the convictions of six union leaders sentenced in December over accusations of instigating violence during street protests in 2013 and 2014.
Four representatives from two rival unions were arrested by military police in Kandal province after a dust-up over recruiting members at a factory, according to one of the unions.
Thousands of workers are expected to gather across Phnom Penh for International Labor Day rallies on Wednesday, with independent workers union leaders vowing to defy a government ban on marching and restrictions on attendance numbers.
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