Coronavirus Effect on Supply Chain Will Impact 200 Factories, 160,000 Workers in Cambodia: Official
At least 200 factories in Cambodia—most of which make garments—are likely to suffer supply chain disruptions associated with the spread of the... Read More
Ex-Cintri employees accept compensation package, end protests
Former employees of waste collection company Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd on Monday accepted a compensation deal offered by Phnom Penh authorities. The agreement... Read More
Number of migrant workers sent abroad drops by 80 percent
The number of migrant workers sent to host countries last year dropped by about 80 percent compared with 2018 and possible reasons... Read More
TRADE UNION LAW ANALYSIS LETTER TO MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Kingdom of Cambodia Nation Religion King We, as representatives of trade union confederations, trade union federations, associations and civil society organisations working... Read More
100s of Children in Cambodia Work in Brick Factories, Report Finds
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Hundreds of children work in Cambodian brick factories, according to a survey by labor groups. A government spokesman... Read More
Expose reveals child labor in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown
PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cambodian children are working in brick kilns across the country despite a recent government declaration that... Read More
Australia aiding Kingdom to improve construction safety
Newly appointed Australian ambassador Pablo Chiho Kang yesterday told National Assembly President Heng Samrin his government is now working with experts to... Read More
As EU decision on tariffs looms, Cambodia garment industry gets nervous
PHNOM PENH — A rare public spat has broken out between Cambodian garment factories and the international brands they supply as concerns... Read More
Thousands of Chinese leave Kingdom after ban on online gambling
The General Department of Immigration yesterday reported that tens of thousands of Chinese nationals left the Kingdom before the end of last... Read More
Joint forces continue to crack down on illegal online gambling
A joint committee composed of Finance and Interior Ministry officials, National Police and National Military Police officers have continued clamping down online... Read More
Striking Cambodian casino workers return to work in NagaWorld deal
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Thousands of striking Cambodian workers of a Hong Kong-listed casino company returned to their jobs on Saturday after... Read More
More Than 1,000 Naga Casino Workers Go on Strike
More than 1,000 workers at the NagaWorld casino began a strike on Thursday demanding higher wages and the reinstatement of their union... Read More
Child deaths in Cambodia spark call for construction freeze
PHNOM PENH, Jan 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After six children died when a building site collapsed, the Cambodian workers’ union on... Read More
Collapsed Building Owners Charged With Manslaughter, Released on Bail
The owners of an unfinished building that collapsed last week, killing 36 people and injuring 23 others, have been charged with manslaughter... Read More
Meta Biomed Co., Ltd. Must Pay Cambodian Workers Severance According to the Labour Law
Since December 2018, management at Meta Biomed (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has been terminating workers in violation of Cambodian law and has not... Read More
Invitation for Bidding
Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) is a local NGO registered with the Ministry of Interior. CENTRAL is looking... Read More
End Criminalisation of Unionists
December 24, 2018 We, the undersigned civil society groups, strongly condemn the conviction of six prominent independent trade union leaders by the... 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
Rising Production Targets Undermining Minimum Wage Increases
The Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) has released a report examining the wages, production targets and occupational health... Read More
CSOs call on authorities to step up the fight against endemic impunity in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, 1 November 2018 – On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we, the... Read More