Unions in push for park rally

8 August 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Government / Human rights / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Social development / Unions
Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation / Farmer Association for Peace and Development / Freedom Park / Heng Choeun / Long Dimanche / Ministry of Education / Ministry of Labour / National Assembly / Pa Socheatvong / Sar Mora

As the razor-wire came down from Freedom Park on Wednesday, a group of unions quickly filed a request to be the first people to hold a demonstration inside the park since it was put into lockdown in early January.

The letter, obtained by the Post yesterday, calls on Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong to allow six unions to hold the rally on International Youth Day on Tuesday.

Sar Mora, president of the Cambodian Food and Service Workers’ Federation, said that the demonstration would call for higher salaries, improved working conditions, a better quality of education and vocational training for the Kingdom’s youths. …

 Mom Kunthear and Alice Cuddy
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