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A truck transports garment workers after their shift at a factory in Kampong Speu province on May 21, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Third Minimum Wage Negotiation – Employers Agree To $2 Now As Employees Reduce To $10

6 Sep 2024 8:57 PM|
Sovann Sreypich|

The third textile, garment, footwear and travel goods minimum wage negotiation for 2025 has yet to reach a consensus, even though employers representatives raised their offer from $1 to $2, while union representatives dropped their rate from $14 to $10.

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Third Minimum Wage Negotiation – Employers Agree To $2 Now As Employees Reduce To $10

6 Sep 2024 8:57 PM|

A resident of Bak Rotes village in Battambang province uses water taken from Sangke River on March 12, 2023. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

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ADB Approves $93.6M to Support Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Nine Provinces

3 Sep 2024 5:14 PM|

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $93.6 million to enhance water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Cambodia’s rural areas and encourage private sector participation on Monday.

Garment workers ride in the crowded trucks to a factory in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province on July 27, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Unions Seek $14 Rise, Employers $1, in Second 2025 Minimum Wage Meeting

29 Aug 2024 9:50 PM|

The workers’ union representative proposed an increase of $14 wage to the current $204 minimum wage for garment workers with the National Minimum Wage Council for 2025, with employers saying they can only offer an increase of $1.

Police officers observe the site of the accident along the National Road 4 in Kampong Seila, Preah Sihanouk province on August 28 2024. (supplied)

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Two Killed in Preah Sihanouk Truck Collision; Long-Standing Safety Concern Over Worker Transport

29 Aug 2024 3:51 PM|

Two people were killed and 24 injured when a cargo truck collided with a factory shuttle vehicle on Wednesday morning in Preah Sihanouk province.

Vendors sell various foods at a market in Phnom Penh, on June 4, 2024. (CamboJA / Pring Samrang)

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Food Safety Day: Tackling Nutrition and Contamination Challenges by 2030

29 Aug 2024 9:25 AM|

Over 200 agriculture and food industry leaders convened in Phnom Penh on August 21 to celebrate World Food Safety Day and revive discussions on how to mitigate foodborne risks in Cambodia.

National Assembly parliamentarians attend a meeting on the 2024 draft national budget. November 16, 2023 (National Assembly’s Facebook)

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Cambodia’s Budget Is More Transparent, Yet Civil Input Remains Negligible

19 Aug 2024 3:09 PM|

The International Budget Partnership (IBP), a leading NGO promoting responsible public finance, has raised Cambodia’s score on its budget transparency index, though much work remains for full accountability.

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UNDP’s New Poverty Mapping Tool to Ease Policymakers, Communities’ Efforts To Combat Poverty

16 Aug 2024 8:54 AM|

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a policy brief and tool to leverage Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) for mapping vulnerability to help policymakers and community members combat poverty in Cambodia.

A student from Sva Huol Primary School in Prasat Balang district, Kampong Thom province cycles a bicycle and with school supplies donated by World Vision in June 2024. (World Vision)

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World Vision Supports 14,000 Poor Primary Pupils At Risk of Dropping Out, Offers Full Education

12 Aug 2024 5:27 PM|

About 14,378 out of 100,000 vulnerable children in 10 provinces at risk of dropping out of primary school received full education support from World Vision International projects and have been reinstated in school.