Global Unions, International Human Rights and Workers’ Rights Organizations Call for End to Politically Motivated Prosecution of Tola Moeun
We, the undersigned global unions and international human rights and workers’ rights organizations, call for the charges against Cambodian human rights defender Moeun Tola to be immediately dropped.
10 SENTENCED TO DEATH BECAUSE DELAY OF COMING INTO FORCE LAW THAT ABOLISHES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
We, the 40 undersigned organisations, groups and trade unions are most disturbed and saddened that at least 10 persons, as reported in the media, have been victims of the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking
How short-term contracts are putting Cambodia’s pregnant factory workers in a precarious position
Klien Savoeun’s hand absent-mindedly drifts to her stomach as she sits on a bamboo platform in her Sa’ang district home. Her lightly-freckled face breaks into a smile when asked if her incoming child is kicking.
CSOs call for charges against NGO leaders to be dropped and an end to ongoing harassment of civil society
January 30, 2018 – We, the undersigned civil society organizations (CSOs), call for the charges against three of Cambodia’s most prominent civil... Read More
The Cambodian maid abused and treated as a slave for 13 years in Saudi Arabia
Thirteen years ago, two men came to Eng Pov’s village in Tbong Khmum province and knocked on her door. Pov, then either 20 or 21, doesn’t remember their names.
I don’t want to remember my story. It is too painful
Srey Leap’s travel to China was facilitated through a local broker who lived in the same village as her. At the time, Srey Leap was very young and still studying at high school. The broker went to Srey Leap’s house and spoke to her mother.
Private sector worried over universal wage law
Moeun Tola, director of labour rights group Central, said that if a universal minimum wage is adopted, it should reflect the increased cost of living, not an employer’s perception of productivity or profits.
CSOs Call for Immediate Release of Mother Nature Cambodia Activists Hun Vannak and Doem Kundy
We, the undersigned Cambodian and international civil society organizations (CSOs), call for the immediate release of Hun Vannak and Doem Kundy
Tola questioned over Kem Ley funeral funds
“I told the court that the committee for the funeral was not involved with the money. It was the family who controlled and managed the funds,” Tola said to reporters outside of court.
Boiler explosion injures 19
Regardless, Tola said improved inspector training and stricter regulations were needed to curb a rise in steam boiler explosions, with at least four accidents this year.
PM targets short contracts in latest bid to woo garment workers
“I just hope that the comments from the Prime Minister may reactivate the law enforcement,” he said, arguing that if the Labour Law were applied correctly, short-term contracts would automatically be converted to unlimited duration contracts after two years.
Garment worker dies of heart attack
A 28-year-old garment worker died yesterday after fainting on her way into the Star Fuyu Garment Company Limited in Meanchey district’s Stung Meanchey commune.
As Cambodia crackdown gathers steam, opposition wonders, ‘Who’s next?’
The opposition leader is in jail charged with treason, senior party officials have fled abroad and fear is spreading through Cambodia’s civil society as a government crackdown intensifies ahead of national elections next year.
Migrants to gain legal status
Mr Tola, executive director of the Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights, denied the allegation. “I deny what the minister accused me of,” he said. “We work hard with Cambodian workers in Thailand and we want to see all workers abroad return to vote, but we do not order them who to vote for. “They have the right to decide their vote for themselves.”
Cambodian lobbyist can be awarded Swedish prize
Lobbying is an important tool in the fight to reduce poverty and strengthen human rights. There is an enormous power in the work of these candidates to change laws and working conditions.
Hun Sen vows benefits for factory workers
Moeun Tola, of labour rights organisation Central, said that he was concerned the promises were merely a political move to gain votes ahead of national election in 2018, and worried they wouldn’t lead to substantial change.
NEC to begin registering voters it missed for 2017
Moeun Tola, head of labour rights group Central, said the NEC and government had a constitutional obligation to ensure people were registered even if they lived overseas.
On the First Anniversary of the Grossly Unjust Imprisonment of Land Activist and Human Rights Defender Tep Vanny, CSOs Call for Her Release
Tep Vanny, one of Cambodia’s most prominent land activists and human rights defenders, will have spent one year in prison on 15 August for defending her community and exercising her human rights.
Ending Modern Day Slavery
For an estimated 4 million Burmese migrants in Thailand with few job opportunities, the promise to work on a fishing boat — as a dockworker or in seafood processing facilities — is often too good to pass up. But this industry has some of the worst labor trafficking in the world.
Migrant worker protections ‘lacking’, reports find
Moeun Tola, director of labour rights group Central, yesterday said that this was insufficient. “It’s not effective enough yet, since some employers prefer hiring undocumented workers instead of documented ones,” he said.