This webpage capture shows about "The hotel terminated three union activists after they collected thumbprints asking that their salaries be reduced by 20% instead of 35%. During negotiations on August 3, the provincial labor department had insisted that the case be dealt with as two separate disputes; one being the dispute over wage cuts, and the other being the dispute over unfair dismissals. The union and worker representatives then walked out of the meeting in protest. They wanted the case to be dealt with as a collective labor dispute, rather than an individual dispute, so the Arbitration Council could hear it. The outcome was in February 2021, the fired unionists finally received compensation. The agreement included a non-disclosure agreement which the president of the dissolved Le Meridien Angkor Trade Union said he did not agree with. The CTWUF president said the amount was less than the unionists should have received based on the law, but they were happy to accept the lower amount.

Over 80 over the 170 staff protested outside the hotel twice in mid-July and outside the labor department on August 3 calling for the activists to be reinstated. On August 6, the labor department warned the union presidents for organizing illegal strikes and blocking a public road outside the hotel. Both presidents said they had not broken any laws. The labor department said the strike was illegal as workers could not strike until they had reached an initial conclusion in discussions with the department and hotel.

On September 9, workers resumed strike action because they had still not received a solution. The president of the Le Meridien Angkor Trade Union said the employer was preparing a complaint to sue him for leading the strikes.

On September 28, the hotel used private guards to prevent over 30 workers from holding a strike after the Le Meridien Angkor Trade Union filed a complaint to overturn an injunction issued by the Siem Reap Provincial Court to stop the ongoing strikes. Workers were instead forced to protest on the roadside, which they had previously tried to avoid to not disturb public order.

After another pause for negotiations, workers resumed the strike on November 3. The same month, the hotel announced that it would shut for at least a year from November 25. The General Manager said compensation offered to workers was better than that required by law. The company had given workers five payments for outstanding dues, but had given the terminated workers from July fewer payments. Some were not satisfied with the compensation package and were attempting to negotiate with the hotel.

On December 25, the Siem Reap Department of Labor dissolved the union, as the law states that unions must dissolve when enterprises close. The CTWUF president, however, said the decision was wrong, as the law says that if the hotel is officially closed, the union can only be dissolved after staff have received bonuses and salaries owed to them. He added that the hotel’s management and legal team had said the closure was temporary. He said the hotel had not yet issued payments for it staff, and about 50 of 140 staff who have received payouts have filed a complaint with the Labor Department claiming underpayment. He added that staff would write to the department rejecting its decision to dissolve the union. One of the hotel’s fired unionists said the purpose of the hotel and the provincial labor department was to dissolve the union.

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