Unofficial Translation
CHAPTER 1:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1:
Purpose
This law has a purpose to:
- Provide for the rights and freedoms of enterprises or establishments, and all persons
who fall within the provisions of the labor law as well as personnel serving in the air
and maritime transportation; and
- Determine the organization and functioning of the professional organizations of
workers and employers in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Article 2:
Objective
This law has an objective to:
- Protect the legitimate rights and interests of all persons who fall within the provisions
of the labor law and personnel serving in the air and maritime transportation;
- Ensure the rights to collective bargaining between workers and employers;
- Promote harmonious industrial relations; and
- Contribute to the development of decent work, enhancement of productivity and
investment.
Article 3:
Scope
- This law covers enterprises or establishments and all persons who fall within the
provisions of the labor law.
- This law also covers personnel serving in the air and maritime transportation.
Article 4:
Definitions
The key terminologies used in this law have the following definitions:
- A professional organization refers to a voluntarily and jointly established team or
group of workers and employers aiming to cooperate with one another to carry out
activities or to develop their own procedural rules for achieving specific professional
objectives or goals. By virtue of this law, a professional organization of workers is
called a union, whereas a professional organization of employers is called an
employer association.
- A shop steward is a workers’ representative elected through direct voting by
workers.
- A body of the electorate is an electoral body.
- A union delegate is a union members’ representative elected through voting or
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