Friday, July 13, 2007

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Explanations, dialogue and new ideas: a useful meeting for the future

(Jonh Vink / Magnum)
Meeting / Gasolina debate, with the former version of Cambodge Soir (Jonh Vink / Magnum)

Thanks to the many people who came to meet with editors and translators who have resigned from Cambodia Dinner, Friday 13 July, Gasolina, Phnom Penh. Your questions, comments, suggestions and new ideas gave new impetus to our movement and new hope to the entire team. Feel free to extend the discussions Friday in contacting us directly or email.
Thanks also to all those who, far from Cambodia, could not physically join us this evening but have expressed their support and suggestions via the web.
Thanks also to the team's Gasolina has agreed to host this meeting and put at our disposal the audio equipment.
Thanks to you, we remain united and can expect to see a publication revive Khmer and French independent. Whether it
July 14th is a day of hope!

Thursday, July 12, 2007

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Rendezvous Friday Gasolina

journalists and translators of Cambodge Soir invite you to meet them at Gasolina, 56-58 Street 57, Friday, July 13 from 18 hours. Thank you to know about you. Come!

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Resignation collective Cambodge Soir, July 14 sad for the Francophonie ...

Phnom Penh, July 12, 2007

The 17 journalists and translators, Cambodia and French Cambodge Soir collectively resigned Wednesday, July 11, under duress, to put an end to their conflict with the leadership last month and for which management has so far offered no way out. Barely two meetings of two hours a month, this is not what is called a willingness to negotiate! Journalists and translators, who only ask for guarantees of editorial independence from the unjustified exclusion of a journalist writing, exasperated by the contempt with which they are subject last month, are determined to remain united. Management has managed to disgust its employees but failed to break the exemplary solidarity of the team's strength and identity Cambodge Soir.

Why we quit?

- Forced for material reasons. As of July 11, employees had still not received their salary for the month of June, including the days worked. Management has placed in violation of the law and employees is short of revenue, we had no choice but to resign, driven to desperation by management. By learning our resignation, announced by the management SMS to some members of the drafting the payment of salaries on July 13, without proposing for discussion.

- Management voluntarily prolong the conflict. Since the beginning of the movement, she refuses to answer our questions. We had two appointments in one month with management (June 12 and July 2), barely two hours each. We sent July 3 a working paper proposing to management reorganization of the newspaper, we believe only way to guarantee the editorial independence of the editor. Management has assured floor on the document but has not proposed anything concrete since, not even a meeting to discuss it. We had an ultimatum for talks July 9 by stating in a letter dated July 6, it would be unfortunate to take the board of arbitration in case of refusal on their part. Management has not seen fit to respond to this request, or to reschedule appointments, or provide contradictory document. Nothing. Nothing but evasive mail sent by the director Philippe Monnin Sunday, July 8 to 23 h 30 to put the negotiations later. Who are we kidding? By using constantly stalling tactics to delay the timing of discussions, management has left us no choice but to resign to enter the arbitration board.

- Management is in bad faith. She announced July 2 that it had 4800 dollars in his account and she can not afford to pay wages. During the same meeting, she gave one of its priorities a refit of Cambodge Soir. The editors and translators have taken as a mark of contempt that there is no money to pay them and that however the management has no difficulty in seeing the work.

- The management is lying to us. June 12, Philippe Monnin announcement to his assistant Emma Billier-Gauthier and 15 journalists and translators setting "liquidation" of the newspaper for bankruptcy. July 2, before it provides the delegation editors and translators that he never spoke of "liquidation". His assistant nods. Chup Kong Rithy, one of five directors of the newspaper, known as "suspension" for economic reasons.

- We require a minimum of consideration. It is clear that administrators have made efforts to ensure financial survival of the newspaper, they tend to forget our own sacrifices. For many years most employees of the newspaper continued to work despite recurring back wages, some for up to six months. What employee would agree to work under such conditions if it was attached his business? We have no employment contract, no insurance, no support for working visas for the French, almost never revalued wages and too low for Cambodians under their jurisdiction, no rules, no staff representative ... Many deficiencies that constitute some of the labor code violations.

- Management does not play fair play, maintaining the highest fuzzy about the future of the company. Why did she let the situation get bogged down for over a month? To finish with Cambodge Soir? To set up a new project? To divide the writing? To cause further resignations in the wake of that of the former editor, Peter Gillette? We have asked all these questions. No response was given. We can no longer tolerate this silence, this contempt, this unstable, precarious, degrading and morally exhausting.

is why we resign ourselves with deep sadness, to leave all together this newspaper that we are so attached.

journalists and translators of Cambodge Soir.