Cambodia: Proposed Union Law a Rights Disaster

Email Cambodia’s draft trade union law would violate the right to organize and be a major step backwards for workers, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen. Cambodia’s donors and global brands that source garments and other products from Cambodia should call on the government to ensure that any legislation on unions meets international standards and is considered only after full and meaningful public consultation. (New York) – Cambodia’s draft trade union law would violate the right to organize and be a major step backwards for workers, Human Rights Watch…

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