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Cambodia's largest security company is refusing to abide by the decision of the Cambodian Arbitration Council that it must reinstate and compensate some its workers who are trying to organise.



Airport security workers in Siem Reap established a union on 10 July 2007. Their employer, MPA Security, which is the largest security company in Cambodia, told workers on the same day that it would not recognise the union.



A few days later, workers met with the company's management to discuss a number of industrial issues, including denial of time off, underpayment of entitlements such as overtime, irregular salary payments, financial penalties for workers who refuse overtime, arbitrary termination of employment and discrimination against women on the basis of pregnancy. Rather than addressing these issues, MPA unilaterally transferred the employment of 17 unionised workers to Phnom Penh airport a few days later.



The Cambodian Tourism and Service Workers Federation (CTSWF) brought a complaint to the Cambodian Arbitration Council which decided in favour of the workers in January 2008, ordering their compensation and reinstatement.



UNI and the CTSWF are calling on the company to right the wrongs against its workers by honouring the Council's decision.