Chea Vichea
Chea Vichea (Khmer: ជា វិជ្ជា) was the leader of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) until his assassination on Chinese New Year, 22 January 2004. Following his death, he was succeeded in his position at the FTUWKC by his younger brother Chea Mony.Vichea was shot in the head and chest early in the morning while reading a newspaper at a kiosk in Daun Penh district, Phnom Penh. He had recently been dismissed by the INSM Garment Factory (located in the Chum Chao District of Phnom Penh) as a reprisal for helping to establish a trade union at the company. He also had close affiliations with the opposition Sam Rainsy Party.
Personal facts
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| Date of death | January 22, 2004 |
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External resources
- http://cambodia.ka-set.info/powers/chea-vichea-portrait-of-a-man-who-put-workers-first.html
- http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/01/23/cambod7019.htm
- http://licadho.org/articles/20060801/43/index.html
- http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGASA230082006
- http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engasa230082004
- http://www.camnet.com.kh/cambodia.daily/selected_features/cd-01-01-05.htm
- http://www.licadho.org/pressrelease.php?perm=57
- http://www.licadho.org/pressrelease.php?perm=94
- http://www.whokilledcheavichea.com