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A group of about 100 workers of Violet Apparel garment march to the Ministry of Labor on July 23 after police officers blocked them from submitting a petition at Prime Minister Hun Sen's house. Panha Chhorpoan

Workers from factories closed by COVID-19 demand full compensation

Garment workers affected by factory closures are demanding full compensation as a report released by the Business and Human Rights Resource Center shows that thousands of Cambodians who produced clothes for some of the biggest global brands have yet to be paid wages owed to them since factories closed last year.
Phnom Penh residents were informed by National Pediatric Hospital staff on Wednesday that they had temporarily stopped vaccinating for COVID-19. Panha Chorpoan

Vaccinations surge as COVID-19 cluster shows no sign of dissipating

The February 20 community transmission cluster crossed 700 cases on Friday and has now spread to at least nine provinces across the country. As the severity of the cluster gets grimmer – with Cambodia reporting its first death on Thursday – Phnom Penh residents have been flocking to get one of the two COVID-19 vaccines on offer – often turned away due to unavailability.