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.
Regional Civil Society Statement on the Adoption of an ASEAN Instrument on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
We, representatives of the civil society, trade unions, and people’s organizations of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam,
Maids ban set to end this month
“Our maids are still being overworked, either by having to do more than one job or being made to work up to 20 hours a day,” Mr Tola, the executive director of Centre for the Alliance of Labour and Human Rights alleged.
‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ is a new short documentary film made for the Progressive Labor Union of Domestic Workers... Read More
Brides to China in want of new aisle
Cambodia and China need to create marriage migration pathways to quell the numbers of impoverished Khmer women who seek work abroad but... Read More
Malaysia bodies refute abuse claims
inspection by the Malaysian Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) and Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has found allegations that migrant workers –... Read More
Thai Seafood Company Slave Case Heats Up
A US judge has asked lawyers for two US-based seafood companies to appear in court on September 19 for a scheduling hearing... Read More
Cambodian workers released from detention in Thailand
Nearly 30 Cambodians detained in Thailand since early July were released last week, though four remain in detention, an official at the... Read More
Malaysian Government Denies Abuse Claims
Malaysia’s Immigration Department said this week that allegations of severe physical abuse of women at a government-run detention center were false, while... Read More
Slave Labor Victim Speaks Out
Dy The Hoya, a program officer at labor rights group Central who worked on the case, said a total of seven victims,... Read More
PM asks Malaysia to take more Cambodian workers
Moeun Tola, executive director at labour rights group Central, said he was “ashamed” of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s comments. “Being prime minister,... Read More
Migrant Workers in Thailand Face ‘Temporary’ Hurdle
Dy Thehoya, program officer at the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights, said his group had raised concerns that Cambodian... Read More
Trafficked fishermen ‘safe, headed home’
Fifteen Cambodian men who were rescued from two affiliated Thai fishing boats by authorities there in January were victims of human trafficking,... Read More
Embassy Rescues Cambodian Fishermen from Thai Vessels
Dy Thehoya, program officer for the newly formed Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (Central), said he appreciated the Ministry... Read More
Firm denies circumventing Malaysia maid ban
Labour advocate Moeun Tola, executive director of labour rights group Central, yesterday questioned the loophole and the effectiveness of the ban. “I... Read More
Gov’t gets involved with Japan ‘interns’
Moeun Tola, executive director of labour rights group Central, said cases of Cambodian worker abuse remained rare in Japan, and attributed the... Read More
Saudis sign MoU on maids
“This is bad news,” Moeun Tola, executive director of Central (Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights), said yesterday. “It’s concerning... Read More