Phnom Penh – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen told his ministers to ease pressure on labour union leaders on Wednesday, after threats by the European Union to remove the Southeast Asian country’s duty-free trading access.
The EU began a formal procedure last month to strip Cambodia of its “Everything but Arms (EBA)” initiative, following a July general election that returned Hun Sen to power after 33 years in office and gave his party all parliamentary seats.
In a speech to 20,000 factory workers on Wednesday, Hun Sen urged his ministries of justice and labour to speed up or drop any pending court cases against union leaders.
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