City Hall to prohibit May Day protests by unions

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Yesenia Amaro

 

A city Hall spokesman announced yesterday that the municipality will ban any public gatherings by unions representing many of the garment sector’s 700,000 workers on International Workers’ Day, even as Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday reportedly touted the country’s achievements in the sector in a speech marking the day.

 

Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, said the confederation submitted a notification on April 10 informing the municipality of its plans to gather about 3,000 workers near Wat Phnom on May 1. It also informed officials of a march to the National Assembly to deliver a petition seeking amendments to various articles of the controversial Trade Union Law.

 

As of yesterday, Thorn said he has not received a response.

 

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