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Cambodian Court Must Act on Murder of Trade Union leader murder case of union Leader Chea Vichea

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Submitted by mick duncan on January 2, 2009 - 2:01pm.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PUBLIC STATEMENT

23 December 2008
AI Index No: ASA 23/044/2008

Cambodia: Supreme Court must deliver justice

The Cambodian Supreme Court must seize the opportunity to deliver justice in the high-profile murder case of union leader Chea Vichea on 31 December 2008, Amnesty International said today.

Soaring inflation and stagnant wages force thousands of Cambodian garment workers to quit

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Submitted by mick duncan on September 22, 2008 - 9:19pm.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Soaring inflation and stagnant wages have led thousands of Cambodian garment factory workers to quit and look for better-paying jobs or return to the countryside, union leaders said Wednesday.

This is By KER MUNTHIT from Associated Press.

Plastic Killers Film Showing in London

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29/01/2008 - 6:30pm
29/01/2008 - 8:00pm

On 29th January Amnesty will be showing a new documentary, The Plastic Killers, which investigates the assassination of Chea Vichea.

Cambodian trade unionists, London

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17/10/2007 - 4:00pm
17/10/2007 - 6:00pm

Three representatives from the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTU) in October are coming to the UK to receive One World Action’s Sternberg Award for their outstanding contribution to development and human rights.

Riot police sent to break the strike

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Submitted by ldxar1 on May 24, 2007 - 11:39pm.
Riot police sent to break the strike

Riot Police Clash with Cambodian River Rich Garment Factory Workers on Strike in Phnom Penh
Published on May 22, 2007

More than 150 armed riot police were called in to breakdown a peaceful strike
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Cambodian Worker Actvists Speak

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04/06/2007 - 7:00pm
04/06/2007 - 8:30pm

Athit Kong, Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union & Pherak Ly, Womens Agenda for Change will be speaking at a meeting organised by Labour Behind the Label and No Sweat.

Monday June 4 at Transport House (Unite / TGWU), Theobalds Rd, Holborn, Central London at 7pm.

Cambodian Union Activists Still in Jail

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Submitted by mick duncan on May 17, 2007 - 3:29pm.

On April 12 the Cambodian Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of Born Samnang and Sok Samoeun for the 2004 murder of Free Trade Union of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) leader Chea Vichea. The FTUWKC maintains that these men are not the killers of Chea Vichea and that their detention is unjust. The union has appealed to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to establish an international committee to investigate and bring to justice the real killers of Chea Vichea, as well as those responsible for the murders of FTUWKC leaders Ros Sovannareth and Hy Vuthy.

Hy Vuthy, Cambodian Union Activist Murdered - Take Action!

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Submitted by mick duncan on March 14, 2007 - 2:16pm.

On February 24, Hy Vuthy, president of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) at the Suntex garment factory, was shot dead while riding his motorbike home after finishing his night shift at the factory, located in Phnom Penh's Dangkao districut.

Activists suspect that he was murdered for his union activity.

Read on for more info and follow the link to send an email of protest now!

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