This week, a new front in the war against unions opened up in Cambodia with the local beer producer Cambrew, a subsidiary of the global giant Carlsberg, taking legal action against the Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation (CFSWF). The company is seeking $US60,000 in compensation from the union for a five day strike last year by 100 workers at its warehouse facility in Sihanoukville. This legal action is a continuation of Cambrew’s attacks on workers trying to organise independent unions and follows on from the long running dispute stemming from the dismissal of 11 hospitality workers in late 2015. The CFSWF has strongly defended the workers’ rights to unionise.
This week, a new front in the war against unions opened up in Cambodia with the local beer producer Cambrew, a subsidiary of the global giant Carlsberg, taking legal action against the Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation (CFSWF). The company is seeking $US60,000 in compensation from the union for a five day strike last year by 100 workers at its warehouse facility in Sihanoukville. This legal action is a continuation of Cambrew’s attacks on workers trying to organise independent unions and follows on from the long running dispute stemming from the dismissal of 11 hospitality workers in late 2015. The CFSWF has strongly defended the workers’ rights to unionise.
