More migrants return from Jordan, criticize work conditions
As a second group of migrant workers returned from Jordan on September 17, employees of two garment factories there have recounted the... Read More
First Batch of Cambodian Workers Set to Return to Thailand Soon
Thailand plans to allow a group of 500 Cambodian workers to return to work legally in Thailand for the first time since... Read More
Ministry upholds firing of union leader, activist at Siem Reap factory
The Labor Ministry on September 11 upheld the decision by Pactics garment factory management to fire a union leader and union activist... Read More
Release Imprisoned Activists and End Crackdown Against Young Cambodians
9 September 2020 We, the undersigned civil society groups, condemn the arrests of seven young activists over the past few days, and... Read More
Minimum Wage to Increase by Just $2 per Month for 2021
PHNOM PENH–The Cambodian government announced on Sept. 10 that the minimum wage for workers in the garment, textile and footwear manufacturing sector... Read More
Wages Fall Hard for Workers with Low Income, Education
Wage cuts hit workers with lower education, and those in the provinces, in the first four months of the year, according to... Read More
Pactics Factory Strike on Hold, Awaiting the Labor Minister’s Decision
As unionists face rising challenges throughout the region during the pandemic, Pactics workers return to the factory on Monday (Sept. 7) with... Read More
Migrant workers ‘face challenges’ from ongoing state of emergency in Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Koy Kuong told Khmer Times yesterday that the state of emergency in Thailand should not affect Cambodians who are in the... Read More
Pactics factory workers become latest to go on strike in Siem Reap
About 400 workers at Pactics (Cambodia) factory in Siem Reap province entered their fifth day of strike action on September 1, demanding... Read More
Thailand permits migrants to stay
Cambodian migrant workers living in Thailand will be allowed to stay there until March 2022, according to an announcement made by the... Read More
Ministry to allow for more foreign workers
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training will now allow foreign workers to make up more than 10 per cent of certain... Read More
Siem Reap Cultural Village workers resume strike over wages
Employees of the Cambodian Cultural Village tourism park in Siem Reap resumed strike action on August 23, demanding the company pay monthly wages... Read More
Ministry of Justice spokesman Chin Malin on Sunday responded to 79 civil society organisations calling for the release of protesters who were... Read More
More than 200 unionists and activists from 17 unions have committed to conducting a campaign to demand garment workers be given benefits... Read More
Prosecute for offences of killing and causing injury, not merely non-compliance of occupational safety and health requirements We, the 49 undersigned... Read More
August 18, 2020 – We, the undersigned civil society groups, strongly condemn the Cambodian authorities’ use of violence against peaceful demonstrators and... Read More
More than 200 union leaders and activists from 17 unions and federations announced a social media campaign on August 14 to demand... Read More
Representatives of unions, federations, associations and civil society organisations working on the promotion of labour rights in Cambodia have joined together in... Read More
They escaped the worst of COVID-19. Now Cambodians face a debt crisis
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Phal Sokhun Sambath has not worked since mid-March, when the garment factory where she labored for $1 an hour was... Read More
The U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2020 has maintained Thailand’s ranking at Tier 2, despite detailed and comprehensive evidence demonstrating... Read More