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Cambodia panning out draft law on trade unions: Labor Minister

Xinhua, July 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cambodia has almost completed the drafting of a law on trade unions, which will be passed by the parliament by the year-end, Labor Minister Ith Samheng said on Tuesday.

"Up to now, 90 percent of the law has been drafted," he told reporters after presenting the draft bill to trade union leaders, representatives of employers and International Labor Organization officers.

The minister said the draft law would be finalized and sent to the Council of Ministers next month and probably reached the parliament by the end of this year.

"The purpose of this law is to protect and enhance the rights and freedoms of trade unions in Cambodia and is also to prevent any irregular activities conducted by unionists," said the minister.

Labor Ministry spokesman Heng Sour said the ministry has spent about eight years to draft this law, which will govern about 3,400 trade unions operating in Cambodia, particularly in 1,087 garment and footwear factories with some 700,000 workers.

The details of the draft law have not been released after the meeting.

Ath Thun, president of Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union, said his union was concerned that the bill would restrict the freedoms of unions.

"We still disagree with the draft bill that requires trade unions to report on their finances, or they will be de-registered or fined," he said. Endi