Joint Press Release: Civil Society Organizations Celebrate the 114th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Under the Theme: “Empowering Women and Girls for Equality, Economic Stability, and Social Justice”
Phnom Penh, 26 February 2025 We, a coalition of civil society organizations—including associations, trade union confederations, trade union federations, youth networks, local... Read More
Global South warns EU will fail workers and environment worldwide if it walks back on key corporate accountability law
18 February 2025 We, the undersigned human rights, environmental, and social justice organisations from the Global South and other countries beyond the... Read More
MUSIC PRODUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) is a Cambodian non-governmental organization working on organizing and supporting Cambodian working people... Read More
JOINT STATEMENT: END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS IN CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh, 1 November 2024 — On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we, the undersigned civil society... Read More
AAFA/FLA Urge Cambodia to Ensure Respect for Civil Society
AAFA and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) strongly urge the Cambodian government to immediately cancel its “national security” audit of CENTRAL and... Read More
Experts condemn conviction of environmental activists in Cambodia
Source: OHCHR GENEVA (4 July 2024) – The sentencing of 10 environmental activists in Cambodia points to a sustained pattern of intolerance... Read More
Joint statement: Conviction of Mother Nature Activists is a National Shame
04 July 2024 The Phnom Penh Capital Court’s conviction and sentencing of 10 Mother Nature activists to 6-8 years in prison, and... Read More
Cambodia: Smear Campaign against Labor Group
Source:hrw.org ILO, Global Brands Should Denounce Threats Following Freedom of Association Report (Bangkok) – Cambodian government-aligned unions are harassing and threatening legal action... Read More
Joint Statement: Stop Reprisals Against CENTRAL Over Better Factories Report
27 June 2024 The Interior Ministry’s decision to investigate the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) for a... Read More
Clean Clothes Campaign calls upon ILO Better Work brands to ensure its critics will not be silenced
Source: Clean Clothes Campaign Cambodian labour rights organisation Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) is under increasing threat since... Read More
Cambodia: Labour rights group CENTRAL targeted for reporting on violations against unions
Source: Civicus CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) condemn the harassment and... Read More
Statement of clarification
On 4 June 2024, the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU)... Read More
Clean Clothes Campaign strongly condemns the ongoing smear campaign against independent labour rights NGO in Cambodia
Source: Clean Clothes Campaign The Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) recently published a report on Freedom of Association... Read More
Joint Statement: Respect Union Freedom and Reinstate Mrs. Roeurn Kolap at Shengbo Garment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd
Phnom Penh, 12th June 2024 We, a civil society group comprising unions, union federations, associations, and non-governmental organizations committed to promoting human... Read More
Barriers to Representation: Freedom of Association in Cambodia
This report functions as a component of an ongoing project between CENTRAL, CATU, and C.CAWDU to document the extent to which Freedom... Read More
Joint Statement Enough is Enough: Stop Persecuting LRSU Unionists
Phnom Penh, 6 May 2024 We, the undersigned civil society groups, unions and confederations, are dismayed by the Supreme Court’s unjust decision... Read More
JOINT STATEMENT “IMMEDIATELY RELEASE AND DROP CHARGES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT DEFENDER, MR. KOET SARAY”
JOINT STATEMENT “IMMEDIATELY RELEASE AND DROP CHARGES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT DEFENDER, MR. KOET SARAY” Phnom Penh, April 8th, 2024 We,... Read More
JOINT STATEMENT: Re-open STT’s Photo Exhibition and Hold Authorities to Account
We, the undersigned, are disappointed by the actions of the Sangkat Nirouth Police Station in Khan Chbar Ampov, Phnom Penh, which ordered... Read More
JOB Re-ANNOUNCEMENT (Urgent)
Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) is a Cambodian non-governmental organization working on organizing and supporting Cambodian working people... Read More
Immediately End Legal Threats Against ADHOC Staffer Soeng Senkaruna
Phnom Penh, 14 February 2024 – We, the undersigned organisations, associations, unions and communities, are outraged by the threats of legal action... Read More