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LRSU president Chhim Sithar and members submit a petition to the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh, October 20, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NagaWorld Union Petitions Labor Ministry, Eight Embassies to Resolve Prolonged Dispute

20 Oct 2025 8:28 PM|
Sovann Sreypich|

The Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU) on Monday sought the Labor Ministry and eight embassies’ help to solve their long-drawn demands by considering the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

A man catches fish at Boeung Tamok lake while a truck carries soil to fill the lake in Phnom Penh on November 7, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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STT Report Traces the Hardships and Heartache of 26 Boeung Tamok Lake Residents Facing Legal Action

17 Dec 2024 2:25 PM|

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) published a report on Samrong Tbong Community, titled Trace of Development on the Boeung Tamok Lake 26 People Charged Over Protecting Their Lands and Houses…

Family members and supporters of jailed activists gather to pray at the Tonle Sap riverbank while marking Human Rights Day in Phnom Penh on December 10, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Security Forces Block Family and Supporters of Jailed Activists from Marching to Shrine

11 Dec 2024 12:18 PM|

More than a dozen youth, environmental activists, and families were blocked by Daun Penh district security guards in Phnom Penh on December 10 as they tried to hold a peaceful…

Workers from various sectors celebrate the 76th International Human Rights Day on December 8, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Unions Submit 18-Point Petition; Demand Morm Rithy’s Release, Decent Working Conditions, NSSF Benefits

9 Dec 2024 6:55 PM|

Textile, garment, industry, services, transport, agriculture, construction and informal economy unions and workers submitted an 18-point petition to the government in conjunction with the 76th International Human Rights Day. They…

People inside a heavily fortified compound in Takeo province, potentially linked to a nearby compound which was raided by police in October following reports of torture. December 4, 2024. (CamboJA/Coby Hobbs)

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Mystery Raids: Over 1,000 Potential Trafficking Victims Unaccounted For

9 Dec 2024 2:41 PM|

Despite police raids and media exposés, housing compounds in Kampong Speu and Phnom Penh suspected of hosting online scam rings run by trafficked labor, appear to remain operational – or…

Police arrest Phuon Keoreaksmey, a Mother Nature activist, after Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced her to six years in prison on July 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Global Report Ranks Civic Space “Repressed,” Government Brushes Findings

6 Dec 2024 5:37 PM|

Cambodia's civic space was rated "repressed," scoring just 27 out of 100 in the 2024 Global Findings report from CIVICUS Monitor, an international organization dedicated to strengthening citizen action worldwide.…

Morm Rithy, president of Cambodian Tourism and Service Workers Federation (CTSWF), whose verdict was upheld by the Court of Appeal of Phnom Penh. Photo taken on December 15, 2023. (Photo: CLC)

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Phnom Penh Court Upholds Union Leader Morm Rithy’s Conviction

4 Dec 2024 5:46 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of Morm Rithy, president of Cambodian Tourism and Services Workers Federation (CTSWF), for incitement under Articles 494 and 495 of…

A pregnant woman walks along a street in Phnom Penh on July 22, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Thirteen Pregnant Filipinas to Serve Four-Year Jail Term For Attempted Human Trafficking

4 Dec 2024 2:46 PM|

Kandal Provincial Court has sentenced 13 pregnant Filipino women to four years’ imprisonment for attempted human trafficking, as well as a Cambodian housekeeper to six months’ jail for failing to…

A labourer works at a construction site in Phnom Penh on December 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Brick Kiln, Construction Workers Want NSSF Card, Urge Government to Get Private Sector to Register Them

3 Dec 2024 6:05 PM|

The Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) urged the government and relevant parties to pass the legislation to compel the private sector to provide workers with…

NagaWorld Union Petitions Labor Ministry, Eight Embassies to Resolve Prolonged Dispute

STT Report Traces the Hardships and Heartache of 26 Boeung Tamok Lake Residents Facing Legal Action

Security Forces Block Family and Supporters of Jailed Activists from Marching to Shrine

Unions Submit 18-Point Petition; Demand Morm Rithy’s Release, Decent Working Conditions, NSSF Benefits

Mystery Raids: Over 1,000 Potential Trafficking Victims Unaccounted For

Global Report Ranks Civic Space “Repressed,” Government Brushes Findings

Phnom Penh Court Upholds Union Leader Morm Rithy’s Conviction

Thirteen Pregnant Filipinas to Serve Four-Year Jail Term For Attempted Human Trafficking

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NagaWorld Union Petitions Labor Ministry, Eight Embassies to Resolve Prolonged Dispute

STT Report Traces the Hardships and Heartache of 26 Boeung Tamok Lake Residents Facing Legal Action

Security Forces Block Family and Supporters of Jailed Activists from Marching to Shrine

Unions Submit 18-Point Petition; Demand Morm Rithy’s Release, Decent Working Conditions, NSSF Benefits

Mystery Raids: Over 1,000 Potential Trafficking Victims Unaccounted For

Global Report Ranks Civic Space “Repressed,” Government Brushes Findings

Phnom Penh Court Upholds Union Leader Morm Rithy’s Conviction

Thirteen Pregnant Filipinas to Serve Four-Year Jail Term For Attempted Human Trafficking

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