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 Kingdom of Cambodia 

Nation Religion King 

JOINT STATEMENT 

TRADE UNION SUPPORT GROUP ON PROPOSED CAMBODIAN TRADE UNION LAW FOR GENERAL RELEASE AND PRESS 
CONFERENCE 

SUNWAY HOTEL Phnom Penh, TUESDAY MARCH 15, 2011 

The Government of Cambodia proposes to enact a new Trade Union law, the first in the country’s history. In principle 
this is a very positive development. However, the most recent draft of the proposed legislation raises serious concerns 
about the content of the legislation as it affects the rights, responsibilities and protection of the Trade Union movement 
and its members in Cambodia. As such, the Trade Union Support Group, comprised of Unions and Trade Union/Labour 
Rights  advocacy  NGOs  in  Cambodia  has  produced  a  Critique/Report  of  the  current  Trade  Union  Law  draft  including 
detailed Recommendations of which Articles should be re‐written or removed and why. The Trade Union Support Group 
will  submit  copies  of  its  Report  to  the  Government  (specifically  the  Ministries  involved  in  drafting  and  finalizing  the 
legislation), the ILO and other stakeholders in the hope that the Recommendations contained within the Report will be 
reviewed in good faith and reflected in the final version of the Trade Union Law. 

 In General terms, throughout the world, Trade Union and Labour Law legislation is enacted with the specific Objective 
of promoting and protecting Trade Union rights. In far too many Articles contained in the currently proposed Cambodian 
Trade Union Law it is the consensus of the Trade Union Support group that the opposite would occur if the proposed 
legislation  were  to  become  law.  Namely,  that  the  rights  of  Trade  Unions  and  Trade  Unionists  would  be  severely 
curtailed; that Trade Unions would be weakened and made highly vulnerable to dissolution, de‐registration and criminal 
sanctions and that too much authority over the internal affairs and daily existence of Trade Unions would be shifted to 
the arbitrary discretion of Government authorities (as opposed to relying on known, detailed procedural outlines) and to 
unidentified third parties. 

In specific terms, the legislation as currently proposed would impose burdensome and discriminatory requirements on 
individuals  seeking  leadership  positions  in  trade  unions,  appears  to  completely  alter  the  current  Most  Representative 
Status  (MRS)  system  as  outlined  in  the  Cambodian  Labour  Law  and  shifts  rights  and  responsibilities  with  regard  to 
collective bargaining and dispute resolution powers away from many registered plant level unions. 

As mentioned, the proposed enactment of a new Trade Union law in Cambodia is potentially historic. It is hoped that 
both the Government and other stakeholders will treat the Report and Recommendations of the Trade Union Support 
group with the good faith in which they are being submitted and that the final version of the Cambodian Trade Union 
Act can serve to advance the rights and protection of Cambodia’s burgeoning, Trade Union movement and serve also as 
a basis of constructive and functioning collective bargaining and industrial relations in the years ahead. 

The Content of the Report and Recommendations of the Trade Union Support Group on the proposed Cambodian Trade 
Union Law are endorsed by the following:  

Phnom Penh, date 09 March, 2011 

Trade Union Support Group and Unions in Cambodia Labour Movement 

Cambodia Labor Confederation (CLC) Solidarity Center (ACILS/AFL-CIO)

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Ath Thorn David Johnwelsh

Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) Building and Wood workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia

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Moeun Tola Sok Sovanndeth

Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) Committee Council (LO-FTF)

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Siv Sothea Kao Poeun

Textile Workers’ Asian Regional Organization (TWARO) Cambodian Independent Civil Servant Association

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Kenya PopAine Phoung Sovann

Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation Independent Democratic of Informal Economic Association

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Sor Mora Vorn Pov

Cambodian Tourism and Service Workers Federation Farmers Association for Peace and Development

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Sok Narith Heng Chhoeun