Anti-corruption chief is guest speaker
CAMFEBA Executive Director Som Chamnan. Photograph: Stuart Alan Becker/Phnom Penh Post
- Friday, 27 July 2012
- Stuart Alan Becker
- The president of Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit,
Om Yentieng, will give a speech this Monday at 6 pm at Sunway Hotel.
Organiser CAMFEBA is asking for a US$25 payment for a buffet dinner
during the event.
According to CAMFEBA Executive Director Som
Chamnon, the idea for the dinner was initiated by Chairman Van Sou Ieng
and CAMFEBA’s board members because they believed business people in
Cambodia should be aware of the enforcement of the anti-corruption law.
“One
reason to join the event is to meet business people, and another reason
is for people to learn how the government has enforced the
Anti-Corruption Law,” Chamnon said.
The event is described as a
“business networking and seminar on the contribution from the private
sector in eliminating corruption in Cambodia”.
“Business people
can find a way to contribute to the enforcement of the law, and to open
the floor for the business people to meet directly with the leadership
of the anti-corruption unit so they can potentially raise the
challenging issue to leadership of the Anti-Corruption Unit and get some
way to get at the problems they are facing,” Chamnon said in an
interview.
CAMFEBA, or the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations, was established in June 2000 and is chaired by Van Sou Ieng, who also chairs the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) and owns the Cambodian Country Club (CCC).
CAMFEBA
describes itself as an independent federation of employers and business
associations recognised and registered with Cambodia’s Ministry of
Labour and Vocational Training and the sole organisation “representing,
promoting and safeguarding the rights and interests of employers in
Cambodia”.
CAMFEBA represents more than 1,000 employers both
union and non-union, with six business associations as members, 155
individual companies and 14 non-profits.
Chamnon says he thinks Cambodia’s corruption situation will improve in the future.
“The
government is trying to reduce the unhappy feeling from the investors
as well. We have seen some good examples of how this Anti-Corruption Law
was imposed and it sent a strong message for people involved in
corruption activity to be more careful.
“At least they are more
careful about doing this kind of activity. We should be hopeful on this
positive development. It will take time to do it.
“Our mission is
to support the employer to achieve the excellence in their business and
management practice. We have a lawyer on staff for labour-related
issues, and we keep members updated and advise them on how laws impact
their business.”
Chamnon says one of CAMFEBA’s functions is to lobby on behalf of the private sector for a good business environment for all.
“The
private sector can benefit from us because we have a more powerful,
stronger voice to talk to the government. Business can also benefit from
it and the general public can also benefit from it. If CAMFEBA does not
lobby for business, government might put in some policy the business
whereby cannot grow and job creation cannot happen. We lobby not only
for business but also for the public,” he said.
To reserve a
place for the event, people may contact Tep Sophoan on 012 634 055 or
email marketing@camfeba.com. Accredited members of the media may attend
without dinner free of charge if they present their credentials.
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