Cambodia Union Leader Chhim Sithar Promises Ongoing Labor Action

Monday, 16 September 2024, 15:00

Cambodia's Chhim Sithar, a union leader, has vowed to persist in her strike against the country's biggest casino. This labor action was sparked by mass layoffs and union suppression. After serving her sentence, Sithar is resolute in her fight for workers' rights.
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Cambodia Union Leader Chhim Sithar Promises Ongoing Labor Action

Cambodia Union Leader's Resilience in Labor Strike

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done. Chhim Sithar was sentenced in May 2023 to two years' imprisonment for incitement to commit a felony, including time served before her conviction, in connection with the strike against the NagaWorld casino, the longest such labor action in the country's history.

Background of the Strike

She had been leading a strike of hundreds of workers that began in December 2021 to protest mass layoffs and alleged union-busting at the casino in the capital, Phnom Penh. She was arrested and charged after a January 2022 demonstration of dismissed employees who were demanding to be rehired. NagaWorld in late 2021 had fired 373 employees during financial struggles related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking to The Associated Press at her home shortly after her release, Chhim Sithar vowed to continue leading the strike.


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