Federation of Building and Wood Workers

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654 (2015) [1]

The Federation of Building and Wood Workers (FBWW) is a trade union of mainly construction workers in Cambodia. The union was established in 2001 and represents 654 members. FBWW is affiliated with the Cambodia Confederation of Trade Unions. The union shares office space with the Cambodian Unions Federation, on which it also depends for financial support. [2]

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References

  1. Labour Market Profile 2015. Cambodia (PDF) (Report). LO/FTF Council. 2015. p. 21.
  2. Nuon, Vesna; Serrano, Melisa (2010). Building Unions in Cambodia. History, Challenges, Strategies (PDF) (Report). Friedrich Ebert Foundation. p. 82. Retrieved 2021-01-26.