Hun Sen Finds Win-Win-Win in Labor Dispute: Analysts
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| Hun Xen |
Phnom Penh Friday, 01 October 2010
“I believe the courts will really give up the factories' complaints, and the factories will withdraw their complaints from the courts.”
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the courts to drop cases against labor leaders brought by factories in the wake of September's general strike. At the time, he called this a “win-win” strategy. Analysts say his response was a winning strategy for the prime minster as well.
His foray into the strikes likely curried favor with workers ahead of elections in 2012 and 2013, said Am Sam Ath, lead investigator for the rights group Licadho.
“The prime minister changed his political attitude from supporting factory owners to supporting workers as an opportunity to attract the support of the workers and unions for his political affairs in the upcoming election,” he said.
