Cambodia Needs Solid Workers' Representatives

Government's openness to direct foreign investmentfor an NGO, I have come to liaise with different
has manifested influx of garment factories, which fortrade unions and union federations. Resulting from
half a decade, draws the most revenue to thethese liaisons, I have come to know that all most all
government's financial store house. Simultaneously,trade unions and union federations have no capacities
countless conflicts in variety of dimensions haveand willingness to respond to the employees'
naturally appeared between the employees andinterests at all; most of them see trade unions or
employers.union federations just as transitional path to better
Due to access to better education, socialopportunities.
networkings as well as financial privileges of theWe need just a few better trade unions and union
employers' sides, trade unions and union federationsfederations, not too many like this. And I see no
have been established to address the injustice of thepoint in this dramatic quantity. Despite government's
employees. The point of trade union establishment isopenness to establishment, trade unions and union
very positive, however, this positive point has so farfederations itself, its stakeholders, and the donors
turned negative, when it becomes too much andshall take measures to push for their capacities and
best of all, most of the trade unions and unionwillingness, not just mere trade unions and union
federations have no capacity and willingness infederations. Finally, we do need to see trade unions,
addressing the interests of the employees.union federations and non-government entities free
Having worked as a program officer of labor programfrom any political affiliation and individual interests.