The Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA) is the only independent teachers’ union in Cambodia. One World Action is supporting the union to increase their membership and to improve the rights of teachers. You can download more information about CITA here.
The Free Trade Union Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTU) was established in 1996 and is Cambodia’s largest independent trade union, with a membership of around 78,000 garment workers. They protect the rights of garment workers and improve their working conditions despite the constant threat of violence and intimidation. Their former president, Chea Vichea, was assassinated in 2004. In 2007 the FTU received the One World Action Sternberg Award for their outstanding commitment to human rights.
You can visit FTU's website here.
The Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL) monitors elections, lobbies for electoral reform and encourages citizens to participate in local and national politics. COMFREL is the Cambodian partner of One World Action’s regional programme Citizen Participation in Local Governance (CPLG).
You can visit COMFREL's website (in Khmer) here.
The Citizen Participation in Local Governance programme in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Cambodia supports the implementation of decentralisation by increasing citizen's engagement in local politics and training local officials in participation and governance. In doing so it is creating a new form of politics - one that puts people at the centre.
You can visit CPLG's website here.
