Hun Sen happy with Thailand’s reassurance that migrant workers can stay
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that Thailand has responded to Cambodia’s concerns that the... Read More
Hun Sen says he’s no longer concerned Cambodian workers will be forced from Thailand
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that he was reassured after seeing a statement from Thailand’s Move Forward Party that said... Read More
Watch out for Australian job scams, says Ministry of Labour
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is calling on people not to be deceived by private employment agencies. Recently, some unscrupulous... Read More
‘Thailand’s proposed labour policy of expelling workers unacceptable to Cambodia’
Prime Minister Hun Sen minced no words on Saturday saying that Cambodia will not accept the new labour policy of Thailand supposedly... Read More
Battambang Governor steps up the fight against trafficking, illegal crossings
The Battambang authorities have taken measures to prevent the illegal trafficking of workers to Thailand and ordered the relevant authorities to arrest... Read More
Workers offered support with Thailand migration
The Ministry of Interior is working to address the legitimacy of migrant Cambodian workers in Thailand, while the Ministry of Labour and... Read More
Hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers arrested in Thailand
The recent mass arrest in Thailand of hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers – some of whom were photographed chained together in Bangkok... Read More
Concern mounts over workers crossing Thai borders illegally
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training yesterday raised deep concerns about Cambodians crossing the borders illegally to go to Thailand in... Read More
Homecoming for 14 workers arrested by Thai authorities
Cambodia brought backs its 14 citizens from Thailand where they were arrested and handcuffed for crossing the border illegally. Thuch Dalin, General... Read More
Minister visits Thailand to meet with migrant workers
During a Sangkran ceremony to celebrate the Khmer New Year with Cambodian workers and students living in Thailand, Minister of Labour and... Read More
Cambodia-Malaysia Pledge to Protect Migrant Workers
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and Malaysia signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to better cooperate on labor issues and workers’ migration. A... Read More
Migrant workers who believed Veasna prophecy in dire straits
Source: Khmer Times More than 500 migrant workers, who fled from South Korea and Japan to join Khem Veasna’s end-of-the-world gathering... Read More
Police Bust Compound for Trafficking, Advocates Remain Doubtful
Source: Camboja Nearly 500 foreign nationals were found by authorities at a Sihanoukville compound where illegal gambling, confinement, torture, human trafficking and... Read More
No provision for Cambodians to vote from abroad, says NEC
Source:KhmerTimes The National Election Committee (NEC) said yesterday it is “impossible” to allow migrant workers in neighbouring Thailand to vote for upcoming... Read More
Pandemic-tightened border heralds end to cross-border logging
Source: The Phnom Penh Post A senior official in Preah Vihear province said that in the last few years no Cambodians had... Read More
Long Separations Sustain Migrant Families’ Incomes
While cooking lunch in front of her house in Prey Veng province, Sao Ley, a 25-year-old housewife, recalls her husband’s last trip... Read More
Public warned that migrant visas for work in Australia not ready yet
Source: Khmer Times The Labour Ministry announced on Monday that the public should be wary of all advertisements about recruiting and sending... Read More
Twelve Cambodian women rescued from traffickers in China
Source: CambojA A Cambodian officials said Thursday that Cambodian and Chinese authorities had rescued 12 women who were victims of human... Read More
After Escaping Thailand’s Covid-19 Surge, Returnees Find Themselves Back to Old Problems
Source: VOD Some migrant workers, returning from Thailand to escape a Covid-19 surge and joblessness there, say they are finding the transition... Read More
Gov’t requests Covid treatment for migrants
Source: The Phnom Penh Post Cambodia has requested that Thailand provide medical treatment to Cambodian migrant workers who contract Covid-19 there... Read More