Cheang Thida was President of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU)-affiliated local trade union at Kin Tai Garment Factory[1] before its closure in 2015.
Biography
editCheang Thida was among 11 trade union leaders detained by police on January 21, 2014, during the 2013–2014 Cambodian protests, while trying to deliver a letter to the US embassy in Phnom Penh. According to the Community Legal Education Center, she was detained because she had been "instrumental in leading 10,000 workers on strike in a major garment district, Chak Angre Krom."[1] The detained leaders were released on the same day after signing a letter in which they promised not to participate in further demonstrations.[2] The International Federation for Human Rights expressed its concern over the arrests.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Boyle, Peter (2014-01-23). "Cambodia: Workers, rights activists call mass protest for Jan 26 despite ban on gatherings of 10 or more". Green Left.
- ^ "Eleven rights defenders detained this morning are released". LICADHO. 2014-01-24.
- ^ "Cambodia: Harassment, arrest, and detention of human rights defenders continue" (Press release). International Federation for Human Rights. 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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