General Principles

According to Article 36 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia stated that all the Cambodian people have right to establish union and become its members. On 10 December 1996 there were hundreds of workers as a whole of the countries who worke for various factories have signed on a resolution nominating and recognizing three workers as their representative to negotiate with the managements where they work for in goal to protect their right and their interest. This is first step to invent a democracy trade union in the Kingdom of Cambodia called Free Trade Union of Khmer Workers. In February 02, 1997 Free Trade Union of Khmer Workers was held an extra-ordinary congress in Phnom Penh and had announced to rename as Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia and have adopted some changes of this constitution.

In March 07, 1999, Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia was held a second national congress to elect its president for the second mandate and had adopted and changed some points of its constitution.In May 20, 2001, Free Trade Union of Workers was held a third national congress in Phnom Penh to elect a president for third mandate and it was adopted and changed some articles in this constitution. In March 01, 2003 Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia was hold a fourth national congress in Phnom Penh to elect a president for its fourth mandate and it was adopted and changed some points in this constitution, which was written in this constitution.In June 27, 2004 Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia was hold an extra ordinary national congress to elect a new president to continue for fourth mandate instead of the ex-president whom was killed by the unknown killers.

From FTUWKC was born until nowadays, our union has been conducted strikes and demonstrations at various factories in the city as well as in the provinces to demand for labor law practice, respecting the workers' right and demand for changing of working condition and worker's wages. The struggles of Cambodian workers in the leading of our union were learn publicly not only in the Kingdom of Cambodia but also in the globe. As the witness of our struggle, our union was publicized by the national and international media. about our brave and struggle to conduct strikes and demonstration have been happened in the history of Cambodia.The Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the largest garment textile trade union in Cambodia formed by the workers and staff members on a voluntary basis. FTUWKC takes the labor law of the Kingdom of Cambodia as the fundamental criteria for their activities, conduct their work in an independent way in accordance with the constitution of the FTUWKC, and exercise their rights and fulfill their obligations according to the labor law of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The major social function of the FTUWKC is to protect the legitimate interests, democratic rights of workers and staff members; to mobilize and organize workers and staff members to take an active part in the construction and reform, accomplish the tasks of economic and social development; to represent and organize workers and staff members to take part in the administration of the state and social affairs and in the democratic management of enterprises, undertakings and state organs; to educate workers and staff members to constantly improve their ideological and ethnical qualities and their scientific and cultural qualities in a bid to build up a well-educated and self-disciplined contingent of workers and staff members with lofty ideals and moral integrity.

Chapter I Goal

Article 1.
According to Article 36 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, hundreds of workers have been united to establish a union called "Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia" and its acronymis FTUWKC.Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia's motto is "Social Justice is the Foundation of Peace"

Article 2.
Free Trade Union of Workers of the
Kingdom of Cambodia has goals as stated below:
1. Encouraging unity's widespread between all the workers in Cambodia irrespective of their nationality, race, sex,
occupation, religious belief, educational level and political trend.
2. Role-play as the workers representative in order to protect right and all the interest of workers.
3. Foster the workers living in demanding the wage's increasing and various supports from the investors, management,
enterprise and companies.
4. Demand for proper time of working hours and various working conditions to coordinate their lives, protect the dignity
and health insurance, safety and security for workers.
5. Demand and follow up the practice of law especially the labor law at working place and other place as well.
6. Push the practice of democracy in the factories, enterprises and companies as well.
7. Improve the capacities of working and general knowledge of workers via occupational education program and other
vocational trainings.
8. Foster the solidarity between workers in Cambodia as well as workers in other countries in the world.
9. Initiate and organize all the lawful action that help the right's protection and serve for workers' benefit.

Chapter II Structure

Article 3.
Trade union structure was organized as:
1. Union congress
2. Steering committee
3. Executive office
4. Union Advisor

Part 1: National Congress

Article 4.
Congress is the supreme institution of union. Congress is leaded and organized by the union members Congress indicates the union's steps and directions and adopts any special decisions, which the steering committee submitted. Congress is hold to elect the union president and depend on most of present steering committees. The election was stated in the internal regulation of union. Congress can reform the union's structure.

Article 5.
Union congress was divided into two are Congress and extra-ordinary congress.
1. National Congress is held in every three year. The time schedule for the congress will be timed by the steering committee.
2. Extra-Ordinary Congress held depending on the decision of the President or most voices(2/3) from the steering committee or voice of 50%+1 of a whole union members. All cases there is steering committee summon for meeting and organizing either national congress or extra-ordinary congress. National congress has to be held on the present of the union's president.

Part 2: Steering Committees

Article 6.
There are 11 members of board committees who elected by raise their hands during the congress by suggesting from the union president.

Article 7.
Steering committees control the practice and union's policies which defined by the congress. Steering committee can initiate in leading the union and establish the skills committee to assist the executive office. All the steering committee has to pay monthly for the union's membership of 2000 Riel each.

Article 8.
Steering committee leaded by a president. Steering committee select a vice president and General Secretary according to the union president's suggestion.

Article 9.
Steering committee reunion, at least once per month. In special case, president or 1/3 voices of steering committee member have a privilege to call for a meeting for steering committee. Steering committees establish a discipline committee to solve the internal dispute (as stated in Part 7 Chapter 2)

Part 3: Executive Office

Article 10.
Executive Office is the executive institution of the union. Executive invented by the qualification of the steering committee ranging from 9 to 15 of steering committee to lead the organization and perform the daily duty of the union.

Article 11.
Executive Office implement the target and goal of the union that defined by the congress and under control of
the steering committee who have full right to decide all problems and necessary tasks except nominating and strip off position of steering committee or correction of the union's structure. All the above decisions executive office have to take responsible facing the steering committee.

Article 12.
Executive Office organize various major projects and submit to steering committee to check and verify in advanced before adopted by the plenary congress.

Article 13.
Executive Office included:
President 1 person
Vice president 1 person
General Secretary 1 person
Deputy General Secretary 1 or 2 persons
Treasurer 1 person
Deputy Treasure 1 person
Accountant 1 person

Part 4: About President

Article 14.
Union president selected by the congress via secret election and most voices of presence membership for third
mandate. For participants who has already been elected as the president for 2 mandates will not be have right to
re-represent for the next mandate.

Article 15.
Union might have honorary president whom nominated by the steering committee via union president's suggestion. However, ex-president will become as the the Union Honorary President if there is agreement from his or herself and steering committee.

Article 16.
Union president has the privilege to nominate vice president, General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary, Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, Accountant and Advisor included others steering committees whom are agreed by the plenary congress.

Article 17.
Vice president is provided tasks by the president. When there is unavailable president and then vice president is nominated as the Acting President.

Article 18.
In a case of the president resigns or he/she has no ability to head the union, steering committee have to select the new president among the steering committee member.

Part 5: Secretariat and Treasurer

Article 19.
Secretariat managed by one secretary and followed by two deputy secretaries. Secretary responsible for the big section daily tasks of the union.

Article 20.
Treasurer responsible for union's budget and financial system. Treasurer included a deputy treasurer and an accountant .