As global brands bounce back from COVID-19, Cambodian garment workers face spiralling debt
The women making clothes and shoes for some of the world’s biggest brands have seen their wages drop and are spiralling into... Read More
Factory Closures and Suspensions on the Rise
PHNOM PENH – Since the year started, factory suspensions and shutdowns have kept increasing across the country, with garment workers being laid-off... Read More
Joint Statement Immediately Drop Charges Against 10 Koh Kong Land Activists; Release All Unconditionally Phnom Penh, 06 July 2023 We, the... Read More
Rising disability rate among members of NSSF calls for action
In the first half of this year, over 2,000 members of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), including more than 1,000 women,... Read More
Phnom Penh, June 26, 2023 We, the civil society organizations, associations, and unions listed below, are very concerned about the amendment of... Read More
NSSF call on companies to register staff
All companies, enterprises and businesses that employ one or more employees are required to register with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).... Read More
Puma-Supplier Employees Lose Their Jobs Again in Alleged Union-Busting
Thirteen employees at a Puma-supplying factory have lost their jobs after participating in a union election earlier this year. The Kandal province-based... Read More
Hun Sen happy with Thailand’s reassurance that migrant workers can stay
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that Thailand has responded to Cambodia’s concerns that the... Read More
Hun Sen says he’s no longer concerned Cambodian workers will be forced from Thailand
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that he was reassured after seeing a statement from Thailand’s Move Forward Party that said... Read More
Watch out for Australian job scams, says Ministry of Labour
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is calling on people not to be deceived by private employment agencies. Recently, some unscrupulous... Read More
‘Thailand’s proposed labour policy of expelling workers unacceptable to Cambodia’
Prime Minister Hun Sen minced no words on Saturday saying that Cambodia will not accept the new labour policy of Thailand supposedly... Read More
Phnom Penh, June 1, 2023 We, the undersigned civil society organizations, associations, and trade unions listed below, express profound regret for... Read More
NagaWorld Union Leader Chhim Sithar Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Phnom Penh municipal court sentenced NagaWorld union president Chhim Sithar to two years in prison after convicting her of incitement and social... Read More
Immediately Release and Drop Charges Against CCFC staffers
Phnom Penh, 24 May 2023 The arrest of three staffers from the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) and the unfounded charges... Read More
The Battle at NagaWorld: The Longest Strike in Cambodian PT. II
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — NagaWorld casino sits next to Phnom Penh’s nicest parks. It’s a short walk to some famous pagodas, the... Read More
Battambang Governor steps up the fight against trafficking, illegal crossings
The Battambang authorities have taken measures to prevent the illegal trafficking of workers to Thailand and ordered the relevant authorities to arrest... Read More
Workers offered support with Thailand migration
The Ministry of Interior is working to address the legitimacy of migrant Cambodian workers in Thailand, while the Ministry of Labour and... Read More
The Battle at NagaWorld: The Longest Strike in Cambodian History PT. I
A bitter, protracted labor dispute in the poverty-stricken country of Cambodia has revealed the true nature of a brutal system where wealth... Read More
Hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers arrested in Thailand
The recent mass arrest in Thailand of hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers – some of whom were photographed chained together in Bangkok... Read More
Concern mounts over workers crossing Thai borders illegally
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training yesterday raised deep concerns about Cambodians crossing the borders illegally to go to Thailand in... Read More