Gov’t shells out $100 million for suspended workers, re-training
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has allocated $60 million to $100 million for suspended workers and re-training programmes as part... Read More
Gov’t shells out $100 million for suspended workers, re-training
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has allocated $60 million to $100 million for suspended workers and re-training programmes as part... Read More
Thai migrant visas extended through July
The Thai government has extended the stay for migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar until July 31, according to a statement... Read More
Workers Decry Labor Ministry’s Move to Postpone Indemnity Payments
PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian Ministry of Labor on Tuesday said it was postponing the biannual indemnity payments to workers in the... Read More
Seniority payments postponed
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced on Monday the postponement of seniority payments for workers prior to 2019 and new... Read More
Cambodia avoids coronavirus carnage, but faces economic disaster
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia is enjoying a public health success four months after detecting its first coronavirus case, but the pandemic’s impact... Read More
Drilling firm condemned after death of two workers
The Building and Wood Workers’ Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) and the Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (Central)... Read More
Statement on Working Accident at Thai Boon Rong
Statement The Building and Wood Workers’ Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) and Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL)... Read More
140 Ex-Great Duke Workers Receive Payouts From Source Left Unsaid
Nearly all of the former employees of the closed Great Duke Hotel in Phnom Penh have received owed compensation distributed by the... Read More
Former Great Duke staff finally receive severance
Former staff of the Great Duke Hotel have said they have finally got justice after an Arbitration Council decision, aided by an... Read More
Low Economic Prospects Forcing Cambodians to Enter Thailand Despite Border Closure
PHNOM PENH — Interior Ministry figures show that around 100 Cambodian migrant workers were found attempting to return to Thailand despite the... Read More
Joint Statement on Repatriation of Cambodia Nationals to Cambodia
We, the undersigned civil society groups, call on the Cambodian government to immediately and safely repatriate a large group of Cambodian nationals... Read More
Closed borders give rise to trafficking in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is facing a new wave of human trafficking as desperate workers use illegal means to cross closed borders in... Read More
Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Reopens Border to Cambodians Stranded Abroad Due to Pandemic
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday announced that he was reopening the country’s borders to Cambodian nationals who have been living... Read More
Suspended workers get unemployment
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced allowance payments for more than 33,000 suspended workers from the garment and tourism... Read More
Cambodian hospitality, tourism workers in dire straits due to pandemic
Khem Sovannary, 53, works at a Korean owned massage and spa salon for tourists in the Cambodian city Siem Reap, the gateway... Read More
Release Imprisoned Journalists and End Media Crackdown
18 May, 2020 – We, the undersigned civil society groups, urgently call on the government to drop all charges against imprisoned journalists... Read More
Observers Raise Concerns Over New, Higher Traffic Fines During Downturn
New, higher fines for traffic violations and stricter enforcement by authorities will place undue strain on motorists who are already losing income... Read More
‘Government support for workers during Covid-19 insufficient’
With the halt of global tourism, and the mass cancellation of orders from the West, the global pandemic has hit the Cambodian... Read More
Lenders’ ‘Case-by-Case’ Debt Relief Too Slow, Civil Society Groups Say
Weeks after the National Bank suggested financial institutions cut struggling borrowers a break, microlenders say they are relieving customers affected by the... Read More