Union heads rally to end short-term contracts

Seven union leaders representing garment workers will send a statement today urging the Ministry of Labor and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) to decrease the use of temporary labor contracts, because they erode the rights of workers, union leaders said yesterday. Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, said during a two-day meeting between union leaders that temporary labor contracts, otherwise known as fixed-duration contracts (FDCs), are too often given to workers by factory owners as a way of avoiding long-term commitment to their employees…