UN LABOUR AGENCY URGES CAMBODIAN GARMENT UNIONS, MANUFACTURERS TO RESOLVE DISPUTE

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Date: 31 Dec 2013 13:00:00 -0500
Subject: UN LABOUR AGENCY URGES CAMBODIAN GARMENT UNIONS,
MANUFACTURERS TO RESOLVE DISPUTE
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UN LABOUR AGENCY URGES CAMBODIAN GARMENT UNIONS, MANUFACTURERS TO
RESOLVE DISPUTENew York, Dec 31 2013 1:00PMConcerned about ongoing
protests in Cambodia which have virtually shut down the garment
industry, the United Nations labour agency today called for an end to
violence and destruction of property, and encouraged the factories to
be reopened.

"The risks arising out of the current situation are significant for a
sector which continues to operate in an intensely competitive
international environment," the UN International Labour Organization
(ILO) country offices for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos said in a news
release.

Members of the opposition have been boycotting the Cambodian National
Assembly for more than five months in a reported attempt to oust Prime
Minister Hun Sen, whose win in the last election extended his 28-year
rule, alleging vote-rigging and calling for a new election. They have
been joined by the garment workers pressing for higher wages. In
reaction, manufacturers yesterday shuttered hundreds of factories,
stopping an industry that supports 400,000 jobs and accounts for some
$5 billion per year in exports.

The disruption, termed "a cause for significant concern" by the UN
offices, may impact significantly the industry's revenues and tarnish
the country's reputation among international buyers.

"The current unrest highlights the necessity for Cambodia to adopt a
more modern and robust minimum wage fixing system based on
international good practices, using objective criteria and data," the
ILO said.

The agency suggested an annual review of minimum wage rates "to ensure
that the level of wages is in line with the needs of workers and
employers, and with general economic conditions."

It also urged all stakeholders – workers, trade unions, government and
business and its representatives – to maximise efforts to resolve the
situation "through channels based on the principles of social dialogue
and tripartism."

Representatives of the Labour Ministry apparently met with unions
yesterday to discuss wage demands, but the meeting ended without a
resolution.

The ILO called on all parties to fully implement a working agreement
signed in 2010 and renewed in 2012 by the main trade union and the
Garment Manufacturers' Association in Cambodia (GMAC), the trade body
that represents some 470 factories making and exporting garments.

The agency also said that a legislative framework for improving
industrial relations has been developed in the form of the draft trade
union law, and called on the Government to finalize and full implement
it in keeping with ILO principles and ratified international labour
standards.Dec 31 2013 1:00PM
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