Migrant worker protections ‘lacking’, reports find
Moeun Tola, director of labour rights group Central, yesterday said that this was insufficient. “It’s not effective enough yet, since some employers prefer hiring undocumented workers instead of documented ones,” he said.
US Court Rules Against Firms Accused of ‘Slave-Like’ Treatment of Cambodian Workers
WASHINGTON — A US federal court on Wednesday ruled that a complaint filed by several Cambodians against two American seafood companies was... Read More
Thai Seafood Company Slave Case Heats Up
A US judge has asked lawyers for two US-based seafood companies to appear in court on September 19 for a scheduling hearing... Read More
Judge Calls Meeting in US Seafood Case
WASHINGTON DC — A California judge has ordered lawyers representing two US seafood companies to appear in court for a scheduling conference... Read More
Slave Labor Victim Speaks Out
Dy The Hoya, a program officer at labor rights group Central who worked on the case, said a total of seven victims,... Read More
“A web of terror, insecurity, and a high level of vulnerability”: H&M, Gap, and Walmart are accused of widespread worker abuse
H&M, Gap, and Walmart are three of the largest sellers of cheap clothes in the world. Like many other companies in the... Read More
Migrant Workers in Thailand Face ‘Temporary’ Hurdle
Dy Thehoya, program officer at the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights, said his group had raised concerns that Cambodian... Read More
Trafficked fishermen ‘safe, headed home’
Fifteen Cambodian men who were rescued from two affiliated Thai fishing boats by authorities there in January were victims of human trafficking,... Read More
Embassy Rescues Cambodian Fishermen from Thai Vessels
Dy Thehoya, program officer for the newly formed Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (Central), said he appreciated the Ministry... Read More