Labour Ministry forms new body to monitor workplace safety
A new National Committee on Occupational Safety and Health established under a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday will... Read More
US Court Accepts Slavery Case
A United States federal court has ruled that it has jurisdiction over a case in which seven Cambodians say they were forced... Read More
US Court Rules Against Firms Accused of ‘Slave-Like’ Treatment of Cambodian Workers
WASHINGTON — A US federal court on Wednesday ruled that a complaint filed by several Cambodians against two American seafood companies was... Read More
Worker electrocuted at building site in Phnom Penh
A 27-year-old construction worker died on Monday morning after being electrocuted on the job, local authorities said, an incident that once again... Read More
Research into some of H&M’s Platinum and Gold Suppliers in Cambodia
As with many other garment producing countries exporting to the European and American market, Cambodia has been in the spotlight because of its poor working conditions and low wages for apparel workers. The country’s garment sector engages some 750 000 workers in more than 1000 factories.
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 Abuse Claims Drive Agency to Call for Urgent Fixes
The agency tasked with investigating abuse by Malaysia’s security forces said that claims of fatal abuse against foreign maids—including Cambodians—at a detention... 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
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
Judge Calls Meeting in US Seafood Case
WASHINGTON DC — A California judge has ordered lawyers representing two US seafood companies to appear in court for a scheduling conference... Read More
Unions tout ‘living wage’ ahead of minimum wage talks
Unions meeting on Friday arrived at an estimated cost-of-living salary for garment workers ahead of minimum wage talks, one remarkably similar to... Read More
Cambodian Civil Society Condemns Outrageous Murder of Political Analyst Kem Ley
We, the undersigned Cambodian civil society groups, are outraged at the brutal murder of independent political analyst and grassroots organiser Kem Ley... 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
Int’l union report ranks Kingdom in bottom ten
Moeun Tola, the director of labour NGO Central, agreed with the conclusions of the report. “Khmer workers nowadays are like modern day... 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
Report slams Walmart for ‘exploitative’ conditions in Asia factories
Workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Indonesia who make clothes for Walmart (WMT)face “intensive labour exploitation and abuse,” according to a report released Tuesday by the... Read More
“A web of terror, insecurity, and a high level of vulnerability”: H&M, Gap, and Walmart are accused of widespread worker abuse
H&M, Gap, and Walmart are three of the largest sellers of cheap clothes in the world. Like many other companies in the... Read More
Retailers Like H&M and Walmart Fall Short of Pledges to Overseas Workers
After more than 1,100 deaths exposed dangerous labor conditions in Bangladesh in 2013, brands like H&M, Walmart and Gap were among the most powerful companies that pledged to... Read More
Workers in H&M Factories Suffer Human Rights and Labor Abuses, New Report Details
In advance of next month’s International Labor Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva, an international consortium of human and labor rights organizations have released a groundbreaking new report detailing workplace abuses at H&M supplier factories.