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A man walks past the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Phnom Penh on March 31, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Nearly 8000 Cambodian Trafficking Victims Rescued from Abroad in 2022

31 Mar 2023 3:18 PM|
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Cambodia rescued almost 8,000 Cambodian victims of human trafficking from eight countries last year, according to recently issued government figures, with labor rights groups urging better protections to prevent trafficking.

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Nearly 8000 Cambodian Trafficking Victims Rescued from Abroad in 2022

31 Mar 2023 3:18 PM|

Seven communities in Siem Reap province impacted by land disputes came to submit their petitions at the Ministry of Land Management, requesting land titles and an end to conflicts on March 27, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Siem Reap Villagers Protest APSARA Authority Restrictions, Seek Land Titles

28 Mar 2023 5:36 PM|

Around 100 villagers representing thousands of families from seven Siem Reap communities facing land conflicts delivered petitions to relevant ministries in Phnom Penh, requesting land titles and solutions from provincial and national authorities this week.

Laborers work at a construction site in Phnom Penh on March 13, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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The Majority of Construction Workers Are Still Not Registered for Government Benefits

14 Mar 2023 2:55 PM|

Under the labor law, all workers are supposed to receive NSSF benefits. But many construction workers remain unaware of what they are owed by employers and most construction workers are not registered to receive NSSF benefits.

An indigenous group erects a sign to calling out the illegal grabbing of their collective land in Andong Kraloeng community, Mondulkiri province. Photo supplied.

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Indigenous Communities Urge Action on Collective Land Titles

13 Mar 2023 12:03 PM|

Just 38 indigenous communities out of 455 have received communal land titles since the government first made them available in 2009, with indigenous activists and rights groups bemoaning the notoriously slow process.

A vendor prepares flowers for sale for a funeral ceremony in Phnom Penh on March 7, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Report Points to Inadequate Enforcement, Legal Flaws as Reasons for Entrenched Domestic Violence

10 Mar 2023 11:52 AM|

A new LICADHO report detailing the murders of 26 women and five children between January 2020 and June 2022 by current or former intimate partners reveals the persistence of domestic violence and flaws in law enforcement.

Men drive past the Great Union Factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, which has had to suspend a number of its workers due to decreased orders, March 07, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Government Announces Financial Support for Suspended Workers as Garment Sector Struggles Under Global Economic Blows

9 Mar 2023 8:43 AM|

Since November, factory worker Ouk Tharith, 40, has been relying on $30 a month from Great Union (Cambodia) Garment Co., Ltd in Phnom. Lacking sufficient orders, the factory has suspended operations three times in recent months, impacting some 1,072 workers. Tharith has taken a job as a cleaner — work that pays just $170 a month compared with the $300 she earned as a garment worker.

Prak Sophea shows the court summons she got from the court and her request for delay on February 25, 2023. (CamboJA/Phon Sotthyroth)

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Nine Boeng Tamok Residents Placed Under Court Supervision, Face Additional Charges

1 Mar 2023 9:04 PM|

Nine Boeng Tamok lake residents face charges of “intentional acts of violence and obstruction of public officials” and were placed under court supervision following a February 21 warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal court.