Rong chhun biography of william
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Rong Chhun
Cambodian trade unionist and political activist
Rong Chhun | |
|---|---|
| In office 6 August 2006 – 11 April 2015 | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2017 | |
| In office March 2000 – 11 April 2015 | |
Resigned | |
| In office 11 April 2015 – 20 November 2017 | |
| Born | 1969 Talon commune, Kandal Province |
Rong Chhun (born 1969 in Talon, Kandal) is a Cambodian trade unionist and political activist.
He is the president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions and has been imprisoned several times for his work.
Rong chhun biography of william
Biography
Chhun was born in Talon commune, Kandal Province, in 1969, as the fourth of five siblings. In 1993, he graduated from the Royal University of Phnom Penh with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
He then began teaching at a high school in Talon. He formed the Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association (CITA) in March 2000, together with more than 30 other teachers, to organise for better pay an