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Around 600 workers of Y&W Garments Co.,LTD protest in front of the factory to ask the Ministry of Labor for intervention on March 9, 2024. (CamboJA /Runn Sreydeth)

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Court Orders Seizure of Y&W Assets To Compensate Workers’ Salaries, Though Concerns Linger

15 Mar 2024 11:47 AM|
Runn Sreydeth|

Workers at Chinese-owned Y&W Garment Co Ltd remain sceptical despite Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training’s promise to resolve the issue of missed wages and benefits after the factory owner ran away.

NagaWorld employees continue their strike in front of the hotel-casino complex in Phnom Penh. Photo taken on December 22, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NagaWorld strike continues as second day of negotiations provides few answers

22 Dec 2021 7:31 PM|

On Wednesday evening, NagaWorld union members debated continuing their strike as a second day of negotiations yielded little outcome for the casino complex’s ongoing labor conflict.

NagaWorld staff continue their strike in front of the NagaWorld casino and hotel in Phnom Penh. Picture taken December 21, 2021. CamboJa/ Panha Chhorpoan

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NagaWorld staff to continue strike until demands are met

21 Dec 2021 10:44 AM|

NagaWorld staff members say they will continue to strike lawfully and peacefully as they have since Saturday morning until the casino giant agrees to a solution they can accept for the 365 laid-off workers demanding to be reinstated after this year’s mass labor cut.

Oddar Meanchey provincial authorities set fire to people's houses on October 9, 2009 at O'Bat Moan point, Boss village, Kounkriel commune, Samraong district to make way for a Mitr Phol sugar plantation. Supplied

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Cambodian farmers hurt by Thai sugar company sue for Coca-Cola to release information

18 Dec 2021 10:42 AM|

Cambodian farmers violently evicted more than a decade ago filed a petition in a US court this week to compel Coca-Cola to turn over evidence as part of an ongoing case against Thai sugar giant, Mitr Phol Sugar co.

A border protection police battallion based in the Kamrieng district of Battambang province on October 16 arrested the organizer of a group of migrant workers who allegedly attempting illegal crossings into Thailand. Photo sourced from the battallion's Facebook page.

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Pailin Authorities Prevent Migration Law Training for Villagers

17 Dec 2021 11:49 AM|

Villagers and civil society activists in Pailin province say they were blocked from holding an educational forum on migration this week, with authorities saying the restrictions were due to the new coronavirus variant.

Human right defenders gather to mark the anniversary of International Human Rights Day at new Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, December 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Rights defenders urge government to restore civil space

10 Dec 2021 8:32 PM|

More than 200 rights advocates gathered Friday in Phnom Penh’s new Freedom Park to demand the government restore human rights and democracy in Cambodia, decrying what they said was increasing repression.

Muong Samnang cleans her home in the Chamkarmon district of Phnom Penh, December 8, 2021. CamboJA/ Chea Sokny

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Domestic Workers Urge Official Recognition to Prevent Abuses

9 Dec 2021 12:15 PM|

“The Ministry should consider domestic workers [the same as] as factory workers, so that domestic workers are not abused by their employers or landlords,” a domestic worker In Yen said.

Union leader Rong Chhun speaks during an interview with CamboJA in Phnom Penh, November 24, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Unbowed by prison, union leader Rong Chhun says he will continue to advocate for rights

29 Nov 2021 9:36 AM|

Less than two weeks after his release from prison, unionist Rong Chhun vowed that he would continue fighting for human rights and social justice.

A woman uses her smartphone to look at social media in Phnom Penh, November 25, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Licadho report: Online harassment violates human rights, requires official and private-sector responses

28 Nov 2021 2:06 PM|

When underage Sophal was targeted online with “revenge porn” by an older man she’d previously had sex with, she tried her best to ignore the real-world stares and comments from people who knew her.

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Court Orders Seizure of Y&W Assets To Compensate Workers’ Salaries, Though Concerns Linger

NagaWorld strike continues as second day of negotiations provides few answers

NagaWorld staff to continue strike until demands are met

Cambodian farmers hurt by Thai sugar company sue for Coca-Cola to release information

Pailin Authorities Prevent Migration Law Training for Villagers

Rights defenders urge government to restore civil space

Domestic Workers Urge Official Recognition to Prevent Abuses

Unbowed by prison, union leader Rong Chhun says he will continue to advocate for rights

Licadho report: Online harassment violates human rights, requires official and private-sector responses

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