Unionists cry foul over rejection

1 February 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Investment / Unions
American Center for International Labor Solidarity / Building and Woodworkers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia / company-wide union / K-Cement workers / Kampot Cement / Kampot Province / labour law / Ministry of Labour

K-Cement workers who were told they could not form a company-wide union because their workplaces were “separate” entities have now had their application to register individual unions rejected by the Ministry of Labour, union leaders said yesterday. Sok Kin, vice president of the Building and Woodworkers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia, said the ministry had denied union registration to workers at four K-Cement sites in Kampot province. “This is the second time that the ministry has rejected the registration,” he said. “K-Cement has filed a complaint asking the ministry to reject our application – and they did. That’s why we can’t get it.” …

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