NGOs and Labor Organizations Fear Many Unemployed in Phnom Penh Will Not Get Support
PHNOM PENH–Cambodian workers in the entertainment, construction, and casino sectors have recently appealed to the government to provide them with support for... Read More
When a Unionist Took Her Grievances Online, Police Came Knocking
At Kampong Speu province’s Superl garment factory, Soy Sros does not just make handbags for international buyers. She has led her union... Read More
Laid off due to virus, Cambodian garment workers compete for factory shifts
PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For three hours, Cambodian seamstress Em Thy waited in a crowd with hundreds of other laid... Read More
More Than 100 Cambodians Stranded in Malaysia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Return Home
More than 100 Cambodians students and workers stranded in Malaysia for up to four months without an income landed on a flight... Read More
Migrant workers home from Malaysia at last
More than 100 Cambodian migrant workers returned home on June 16 after being stranded in Malaysia for months amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Malaysian... Read More
NGOs Urge Cambodia to End Arrests of Opposition Activists, Warn of ‘Societal Split’
A group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on Friday urged Cambodia’s government to stop arresting those critical of its policies, including opposition activists,... Read More
Gov’t shells out $100 million for suspended workers, re-training
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has allocated $60 million to $100 million for suspended workers and re-training programmes as part... Read More
Gov’t shells out $100 million for suspended workers, re-training
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has allocated $60 million to $100 million for suspended workers and re-training programmes as part... Read More
Thai migrant visas extended through July
The Thai government has extended the stay for migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar until July 31, according to a statement... Read More
Workers Decry Labor Ministry’s Move to Postpone Indemnity Payments
PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian Ministry of Labor on Tuesday said it was postponing the biannual indemnity payments to workers in the... Read More
Seniority payments postponed
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced on Monday the postponement of seniority payments for workers prior to 2019 and new... Read More
Cambodia avoids coronavirus carnage, but faces economic disaster
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia is enjoying a public health success four months after detecting its first coronavirus case, but the pandemic’s impact... Read More
Drilling firm condemned after death of two workers
The Building and Wood Workers’ Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) and the Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (Central)... Read More
140 Ex-Great Duke Workers Receive Payouts From Source Left Unsaid
Nearly all of the former employees of the closed Great Duke Hotel in Phnom Penh have received owed compensation distributed by the... Read More
Former Great Duke staff finally receive severance
Former staff of the Great Duke Hotel have said they have finally got justice after an Arbitration Council decision, aided by an... Read More
Low Economic Prospects Forcing Cambodians to Enter Thailand Despite Border Closure
PHNOM PENH — Interior Ministry figures show that around 100 Cambodian migrant workers were found attempting to return to Thailand despite the... Read More
Closed borders give rise to trafficking in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is facing a new wave of human trafficking as desperate workers use illegal means to cross closed borders in... Read More
Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Reopens Border to Cambodians Stranded Abroad Due to Pandemic
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday announced that he was reopening the country’s borders to Cambodian nationals who have been living... Read More
Suspended workers get unemployment
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced allowance payments for more than 33,000 suspended workers from the garment and tourism... Read More
Cambodian hospitality, tourism workers in dire straits due to pandemic
Khem Sovannary, 53, works at a Korean owned massage and spa salon for tourists in the Cambodian city Siem Reap, the gateway... Read More