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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Tep Vanny, Land Rights Activist, and members of
Boeung Kak lake and Borei Keila community protest in front of the
Ministry of Justice and the appeals court. A whole series of
simultaneous events were organised, both in Cambodia and in front of
Cambodian embassies abroad, one day ahead of the appeal hearing to grant
bail to 21 of the 23 people jailed during the violent crackdown by the
army on striking workers this early january.Add caption |
Unions Trying To Regain Momentum…
John Vink | 10 Feb. 2014
Both at several locations in Cambodia and in front of cambodian
embassies abroad, a series of events were organised simultaneously to
request the release of 21 workers (2 others were granted bail a few days
before), activists and union leaders who were arrested during the early
January crackdown by the army which resulted in the killing of at least
5 people.
In Phnom Penh alone, students in front of the university released
balloons carrying the request to free the 23 people, workers did the
same at Veng Sreng road near where the workers were killed, The Boeung
Kak lake and the Borei Keila community did their thing in front of the
Ministry of Justice and the Appeals Court. And union leaders convened at
the Imperial Hotel to agree on a petition requesting the release of all
23 prisoners, a discussion on a basic wage of $US160/ month, a charge
against those who used violence at Yakjing factory and on Veng Sreng
road, a cancellation of the ban of public gatherings, a cancellation of
the complaints filed by the companies against union workers, the
reinstallment of all those workers who were fired and the payment of
their salaries.
After the meeting a group of about 300 union leaders, workers and
activists, led by monks from the Independent Monk Network for Social
Justice (IMNSJ), marched to the Preah Ang Dong riverfront pagoda to pray
and release birds and balloons.
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Ath Thun, Coalition of Cambodian Apparel
Workers' Democratic Union (CCADWU) leader, singing the cambodian
national anthem ahead of a march to the Preah Ang Dong riverside pagoda,
members of various unions hold a meeting in a conference room of the
Imperial Hotel. |
Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Ahead of a march to the Preah Ang Dong riverside
pagoda, members of various unions hold a meeting in a conference room
of the Imperial Hotel.
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Ahead of a march to the Preah Ang Dong
riverside pagoda, members of various unions hold a meeting in a
conference room of the Imperial Hotel. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Monks waiting next to the swimming pool until
the meeting of various unions finishes, ahead of a march to Preah Ang
Dong riverside pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Monks waiting next to the swimming pool until
the meeting of various unions finishes, ahead of a march to Preah Ang
Dong riverside pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian
Independent Teachers Association ( CITA), and other union leaders
leading a march of about 300 people towards Preah Ang Dong riverside
pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Ath Thun, Coalition of Cambodian Apparel
Workers' Democratic Union (CCADWU) leader, and other union leaders
leading a march of about 300 people towards Preah Ang Dong riverside
pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Monks blessing Ath Thun, Coalition of Cambodian
Apparel Workers' Democratic Union (CCADWU) leader, during a protest at
Preah Ang Dong riverside pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Union leaders and about 300 people protesting at
Preah Ang Dong riverside pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian
Independent Teachers Association ( CITA), other union leaders and about
300 people protesting at Preah Ang Dong riverside pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Ath Thun, Coalition of Cambodian Apparel
Workers' Democratic Union (CCADWU) leader, during a protest at Preah Ang
Dong riverside pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh. 10/02/2014: Union leaders and about 300 people releasing birds after protesting at Preah Ang Dong riverside pagoda. |
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