Cambodia Closes Border Crossings as COVID-19 Crisis Strands Migrant Workers in Thailand
Source: RFA Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand on Thursday blasted Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government for ordering provinces near the Thai border... Read More
Cambodian Migrant Workers Stuck in Thailand with COVID-19 as Border Closes
Source: Cambodianess The government’s decision to close the border traps as many as 1 million Cambodians in Thailand and could lead migrant... Read More
Gov’t locks down border provinces, and announces new nationwide restrictions, amid fears of spreading Delta variant
Source: CambojA The Cambodian government announced it is locking down eight provinces along the Thai border in order to curb the spread... Read More
Up to Quarter of Returnees From Thailand Testing Positive for Covid-19
Source: VOD As much as 25 percent of migrant workers coming back from Covid-stricken Thailand are testing positive, according to provincial authorities,... Read More
Debt bondage and child labor remains stubbornly prevalent at brick kilns
Source: CambojA For more than a decade, Sopheap, 38, has worked in brick kilns — facing a seemingly endless cycle of debt. “First,... Read More
Migrants still slipping through closed Thai-Cambodian border, despite pandemic fears
Source: CambojA In April, 18-year-old Sophoth illegally crossed the Thai-Cambodian border to work at a factory. In July, he was arrested and... Read More
A senior Ministry of Interior official said 85 human trafficking cases were recorded in the first quarter of this year, an increase... Read More
Civil society groups have expressed concern at a reported increase in human trafficking as well as the “systematic” unlawful smuggling of people... Read More
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Thea is worried that he will go hungry. He hasn’t left his home in Phnom Penh since April 15,... Read More
Garment factories outside the strictest lockdown zones are looking to reopen with half their workforce and Covid-19 preventions as Phnom Penh eases... Read More
“DACH bay” is a Khmer slang meaning a “loss of income”, that could also be literally translated to «deprived of rice”, which... Read More
Garment Exports Dropped 9 Percent Last Year: Factories Association
Garments exports dropped 9 percent last year, the manufacturers association estimated this week, amid a brutal year for the industry in which... Read More
Debt main reason for Cambodians seeking jobs in Thailand
Unmanageable debts are one of the main reasons why many Cambodians have felt forced to leave their homes and look for jobs... Read More
Thai overpass collapse injures Cambodian migrant workers
Seven Cambodian migrant workers were hospitalised for mild and serious injuries after an overpass under construction in Thailand collapsed on January 23.... Read More
Labor Rights Group Warns of More Workers’ Strikes If Factory Owners Fail to Address Indemnity Pays
PHNOM PEN– The Center for Labor Alliances and Human Rights (Central) has warned of increasing protests and strikes if factories’ owners fail... Read More
Cambodia set to have trade, labour courts by end of 2021
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has directed the formation of two committees to begin the process of establishing separate courts for commercial... Read More
Garment workers block Phnom Penh road and call for bonuses
Thousands of garment workers blocked a major service road in Phnom Penh on Wednesday and Thursday to demand unpaid entitlements, as worker... Read More
Hun Sen reverses course, will accept Chinese vaccine
The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to accept 1 million doses of a Chinese vaccine, reversing his decision to only... Read More
Urgent measures needed to deal with returning migrant workers
In an exclusive interview with Khmer Times, Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (CENTRAL) Programme Manager Khun Tharo said Cambodia needs urgent... Read More
Gov’t to assist Cambodians in need during Malaysia state of emergency
The government will provide assistance to any Cambodian migrant worker who needs help during a state of emergency imposed by Malaysia to... Read More