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Zhen Tai Garment in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district, August 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Labor and Vocational Training Ministry Rejects All of Zhen Tai Workers’ Proposals

11 Aug 2024 11:54 AM|
Pou Soreachny|

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training rejected all 13 requests made by the workers of Zhen Tai Garment Cambodia Co Ltd, which the workers say was unfair to them. They have asked relevant parties to come up with a detailed solution to their case.

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Burning Homes in the Name of Conservation: NGO Wildlife Alliance Cracks Down on the Poor

5 Sep 2023 11:18 AM|

An investigation into home destruction and other tactics of the NGO Wildlife Alliance's ranger patrols as they crack down on poor farmers in and around the Cardamom National Park.

The Environment Ministry station in Kratie province’s Srae Chis commune after it was set on fire by hundreds of farmers on August 5, 2023. (Supplied)

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Deputy Chief: Authorities Order Kraol People to Apologize On Camera for Burning Ministry Office

25 Aug 2023 5:47 PM|

Local authorities ordered Kraol indigenous residents in Kratie to apologize on camera for burning down an Environment Ministry building, according to the local deputy commune chief.

A young worker sprays pesticides on Thaco Agri’s Ratanakiri banana plantation with homemade, ill-fitting personal protection equipment on July 11, 2023. (CamboJA/ Andrew Califf)

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Ratanakiri Rice Wine Sellers Arrested, Despite Unanswered Questions in Spate of Deaths

24 Aug 2023 3:29 PM|

Kon Mom District, Ratanakiri Province – July storm clouds rolled through the sky as Chhan Yen sobbed while surrounded by family and neighbors standing by with dejected postures and vacant gazes in their village of Sre Angkrong.

Prak Sophea points to the landfill of the lake behind her house on February 25, 2023. (CamboJA/Phon Sotthyroth)

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Boeng Tamok Activist Flees to Thailand, Seeking Refugee Status

21 Aug 2023 6:31 PM|

Fearing arrest, well known land rights activist Prak Sophea fled to Thailand last week and applied for refugee status over the weekend, she told CamboJA.

Environment Ministry officials have forced Srae Chis residents off of plots of land in the commune after establishing the Sor Sor Sdom Sat Tao protected area. The dry field pictured used to be a rice paddy villagers farmed on. (CamboJA/Andrew Califf)

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Two Kraol Indigenous People Accused of Encroaching on Ministry Land Fail to Appear in Court

18 Aug 2023 11:40 AM|

Two weeks after the Kraol indigenous community set fire to an Environment Ministry station in Kratie, the ministry invited local authorities and indigenous people to a meeting on Wednesday and requested that the indigenous community apologize. Only one indigenous person invited attended.

Vorn Pao (right), IDEA president, and Theng Savoeun (second to the left), CCFC president, arrive at the Court of Appeals in Phnom Penh for a hearing on August 17, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Appeals Court Hears Challenge to 2014 Convictions from Garment Workers Protest

17 Aug 2023 5:11 PM|

The Court of Appeals held a hearing Thursday in a case dating back to 2014, when ten men were convicted of charges related to violence at demonstrations during a nationwide garment workers strike. The court’s verdict on the appeal is scheduled to be announced on September 29.

In Thou, a member of the 197 Land Community, is comforted by her son upon hearing the court verdict for 10 Koh Kong land activists, on August 15 2023. (Supplied by Licadho)

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Koh Kong Land Activists Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Incitement

17 Aug 2023 1:55 PM|

Kong Kong Provincial Court convicted 10 land activists Tuesday of incitement to commit serious social disorder and malicious denunciation, and sentenced them to one year in prison plus a total fine of 40 million riels to be paid to the plaintiff, tycoon Heng Huy.

A dozen laid off Giant Ibis workers at Giant Ibis drivers protest in front of the company’s Sen Sok district station in Phnom Penh on August 14, 2023. (Supplied)

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After Bus Company Reneges on Promises, A Desperate Union Resumes Protests

14 Aug 2023 5:37 PM|

After the bus company Giant Ibis Transport delayed concluding negotiations with 30 laid off union employees, the workers continued protests at the company’s Sen Sok district station in Phnom Penh on Monday.

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Labor and Vocational Training Ministry Rejects All of Zhen Tai Workers’ Proposals

Burning Homes in the Name of Conservation: NGO Wildlife Alliance Cracks Down on the Poor

Deputy Chief: Authorities Order Kraol People to Apologize On Camera for Burning Ministry Office

Ratanakiri Rice Wine Sellers Arrested, Despite Unanswered Questions in Spate of Deaths

Boeng Tamok Activist Flees to Thailand, Seeking Refugee Status

Two Kraol Indigenous People Accused of Encroaching on Ministry Land Fail to Appear in Court

Appeals Court Hears Challenge to 2014 Convictions from Garment Workers Protest

After Bus Company Reneges on Promises, A Desperate Union Resumes Protests

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