Thailand to waive re-entry visa for Cambodian workers, says embassy
Thailand has confirmed it will waive visa fees for Cambodian workers who travel home for Khmer New Year, a press release issued... Read More
Commerce Ministry Slams US Congressmen Over Trade Sanctions Bill
Cambodia exported $400 million in garments and textile products to the United States duty-free last year, according to GMAC. PHNOM PENH — A... Read More
Unionists Warn Against Downplaying Impact of EBA Withdrawal
The government has responded by playing down its dependence on EU trade, despite warnings from the industry and workers’ associations. PHNOM PENH... Read More
Activists Caution Cambodian Fishermen on Thai Trawlers
More than 1 million Cambodians are reported to migrate to Thailand each year, working in factories, plantations, and in the fishing industry.... Read More
In Poor Cambodian Town, Labor Migration to South Korea Provides Income for Many
PREK ACHI COMMUNE, Kampong Cham Province — In 2015, Vin Dyna, then 21 years old, was struggling with the combined study load of... Read More
Unjust sentencing of Cambodian union leaders must be quashed
14.12.2018 Six prominent trade union leaders in Cambodia have been given suspended jail sentences following a trial riddled with irregularities and lacking... Read More
Cambodia Faces Potential Economic Collapse
BANGKOK — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is facing economic pressure to reverse a recent crackdown on opposition groups and basic freedoms... Read More
No work without our collective agreement
126 restoration workers at the West Mebun Temple complex in Siem Reap (Cambodia) are demanding their reinstatement on the terms of the... Read More
Taiwanese Footwear Giant Balks Compensation Ruling Despite Massive Profits
PHNOM PENH — A Taiwanese owned company whose parent firm posted a more than half billion dollar profit last year has been... Read More
Der Kämpfer
Tola Moeun engagiert sich in Kambodscha für das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung und Streik. Auch von Anklagen der Regierung lässt sich der Menschenrechtler nicht unterkriegen.
Drop in illegal job moves by migrants in Japan
“The problem may be resolved if the Cambodian government modifies their status from trainees to full-time employees or full-time workers after a specific period of time, perhaps six months,”
Cambodian Migrant Workers Dream of Opportunities at Home
Most migrant workers will be unemployed on their return to their home country because of a lack of job opportunities and programs to get people back into work.
Pitfalls for Hong Kong maid program
They need to be well-trained in Chinese and English languages so they understand the local culture. Working in Hong Kong is generally better than in Malaysia.
Charges Dropped Against Cambodian Worker Rights Advocate
A Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia has dropped all charges against well-known worker rights advocate Moeun Tola.
EU Fact-Finding Mission Concludes, Officials, to Determine Trade Agreement Status
The fact-finding mission began on July 5 in response to an alleged anti-democratic crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of a... Read More
Rights Workers Welcome Dismissal of Charges Against Unionist
A President of the Cambodian Youth Party claimed Moeun Tola had stolen $300,000 of donations collected for Kem Ley’s funeral.
Court drops charges against labour activist
I am happy that the court decided to drop the charges against me, but at the same time, I hope the judge will also drop the charges against Buntenth and Nguon Teang,” Mr Tola said.
Capital court drops charges against Tola
Dropping the charges is the provision of justice for me as I had argued since the beginning that the allegation is not true because I have not done as accused
Court Dismisses Charges Against Unionist Over Alleged Funeral Fund Embezzlement
Some 30 local and international civil society groups had previously called for the court to drop the charges, saying the proceedings were... Read More
Two Years after Assassination, Cambodians Remember Slain Political Analyst Kem Ley
Kem Ley’s supporters are still calling for an independent inquiry into his murder. PHNOM PENH — Kem Ley, one of Cambodia’s most prominent... Read More