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Cambodia Needs Solid Workers Representatives
Government’s openness to direct foreign investment has manifested influx of garment factories, which for half a decade, draws the most revenue to the government’s financial store house. Simultaneously, countless conflicts in variety of dimensions have naturally appeared between the employees and employers.
Due to access to better education, social networkings as well as financial privileges of the employers’ sides, trade unions and union federations have been established to address the injustice of the employees. The point of trade union establishment is very positive, however, this positive point has so far turned negative, when it becomes too much and best of all, most of the trade unions and union federations have no capacity and willingness in addressing the interests of the employees.
Having worked as a program officer of labor program for an NGO, I have come to liaise with different trade unions and union federations. Resulting from these liaisons, I have come to know that all most all trade unions and union federations have no capacities and willingness to respond to the employees’ interests at all; most of them see trade unions or union federations just as transitional path to better opportunities.
We need just a few better trade unions and union federations, not too many like this. And I see no point in this dramatic quantity. Despite government’s openness to establishment, trade unions and union federations itself, its stakeholders, and the donors shall take measures to push for their capacities and willingness, not just mere trade unions and union federations. Finally, we do need to see trade unions, union federations and non-government entities free from any political affiliation and individual interests.
Vicheka Lay is the Translator and Legal Information Officer for DFDL Mekong Law Group, Freelance Translator for Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong, and LL.M Candidate. He is also a member of the Legal Writing Institute, a legal professional institution, based in the United States of America.
Any question about Cambodian laws, business, politics, and state of affairs? Email me: vicheka@mail.lawguru.com
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