Cambodia recommends migrant workers remain in Thailand after COVID-19 outbreak
Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked Cambodian migrant workers to remain in Thailand or to prepare for 14 days of quarantine on... Read More
No Cause for Celebrations in Cambodia on Human Rights Day
Civil society warns of greater repression to come as Cambodia, for the first time in 27 years, did not officially celebrate Human... Read More
NGOs call for release of jailed activists on muted Human Rights Day
Sixty-seven civil society organizations and rights groups renewed a call to the Cambodian government to immediately stop its attacks against political activists,... Read More
Civil society forced to take Human Rights Day celebrations online
Civil society groups and human rights non-governmental organizations knew in 2019 that it would be the last time International Human Rights Days... Read More
Trafficking of Women Up Amid Covid-19 Despite Closed Borders: Official
Authorities in Vietnam have reported more trafficking victims crossing from Cambodia, the Interior Ministry’s counter-trafficking chief said, as the global economic slowdown... Read More
Sanctions Under New EU Regime Could Jeopardize Cambodia’s Ties to West: Rights Campaigner
Cambodia should act quickly to reverse rollbacks on democracy and human rights to avoid sanctions under a new regime adopted by the... Read More
Workers face unpaid wages as pandemic, flooding stonewall construction activity
Mech Sareoun had not been paid in months and was relying on small loans from his employer to support his family. The... Read More
Migrants can extend Thailand travel docs
Cambodian migrant workers stranded in Thailand can now extend their travel documents after the country declared it will continue to close the... Read More
Risking Closed Borders, Migrant Workers Seek Work in Thailand to Pay Debts
In eastern Thailand, it’s peak fruit-picking season, so across the border in Battambang’s Kamrieng district, brokers are shuttling Cambodian workers to Thai... Read More
PM warns against illegal migration brokers at border
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Cambodian people to work within the country and avoid being deceived by brokers who illegally send... Read More
Cambodian Embassy Repatriated 27 Cambodian Factory Workers from Jordan
In their third evacuation flight this year, the Cambodian Embassy in Egypt helped to facilitate the return of 27 Cambodians who had... Read More
Officials searching for ‘trapped’ woman in China pleading for help
The National Police’s Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection is searching to locate a Cambodian woman who was allegedly deceived into... Read More
Government warns union leader for allegedly inciting Cintri strike
The Labor Ministry has warned a union federation president for allegedly violating the Labor Law, accusing him of inciting workers from trash... Read More
OPINION: It’s time to fix Cambodia’s broken microfinance system
Microfinance is supposed to relieve poverty, but with investors now profiting from land loss, somewhere along the way things went wrong By Tharo... Read More
Despite low pay, garment workers settle for jobs in labor
Wearing a safety helmet and a bright orange construction worker’s vest, Tha Sreyroth was not alone as she left a jobsite near... Read More
Cambodia urged to rethink scrapping of bonus pay for night workers
PHNOM PENH, Oct 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cambodia’s move to scrap some employee bonus and holiday entitlements is likely to hurt... Read More
Garment workers say minimum wage increase isn’t enough
Garment factory workers have expressed concern over the small increase in minimum wages promised next year, amid rising living costs and other... Read More
Cambodians returning to Malaysia to pay hefty fees
The Cambodian Embassy in Malaysia announced last week that students and workers, including those who have permanent or temporary residence in that... Read More
Ministry job fair to attract major firms
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training will collaborate with three major companies to provide job opportunities to young people and job... Read More
More migrants return from Jordan, criticize work conditions
As a second group of migrant workers returned from Jordan on September 17, employees of two garment factories there have recounted the... Read More