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Saturday 31 October 2009

Khieu Kanharith: RFA did not have licence to broadcast


By Khmerization

Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith has revealed that Radio Free Asia (RFA) has not registered with the Information Ministry and therefore did not have a licence and permit to broadcast in Cambodia, reports Deum Ampil.

The new revelation came at a time when the Ministry of Labour is trying to resolve the complaint lodged by 7 former staff who claimed that they were unfairly sacked by Radio Free Aisa, in contravention of the Cambodian Labour Laws.

On Friday 30th, Mr. Oum Sao Ly, director of Labour Dispute Resolution at the Ministry of Labour said the attempted mediation had failed to resolve the dispute.

In late September and early October, 7 RFA staff had been sacked by Mr. Kem Sos after they staged a tyre-burning protest (pictured) in front of the RFA Phnom Penh Office. The sacked staff claimed that they were sacked because they dare to voice their opposition to Mr. Kem Sos' dictatorial style of management. However, Mr. Kem Sos and RFA Management claimed that the sackings were the results of the organisation's restructure after their contracts had expired.

Mr. Phan Sophat, representative of the sacked staff and himself sacked, appealed to RFA to respect the Cambodian Labour Laws. "We request that RFA respect the Labour Laws of the Kingdom of Cambodia and do its utmost to resolve this issue in accordance with the Laws", he said.

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