A report releAsed TuesdAy by Better FActories CAmbodiA (BFC), A progrAmme of the InternAtionAl LAbour OrgAnisAtion, found thAt compliAnce in the gArment industry with working conditions regulAtions hAs improved substAntiAlly in the lAst four yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/working-conditions-improving-in-gArment-fActories-ilo/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The value of imports and exports passing through the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) reached $1.185 billion in the first seven months of 2021, an increase of 44.51 per cent year-on-year, the operator reported. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ssez-handles-1-2b-in-goods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 300 villagers from two districts in Kampong Speu province joined forces yesterday to protest in front of the provincial court over two land disputes, vowing to continue until authorities resolved them and released a mother of seven jailed last month after she had <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/free-mother-protesters-urge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Political uncertainty in Cambodia has forced the garment and footwear industry to look to alternative countries to meet production needs, forcing more than 70 factories to close and a sharp drop in orders, a senior official from the Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-factories-close-amid-political-uncertainty/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s garment and textile exports grew by more than 30 per cent year-on-year through October, according to Ministry of Commerce data. The exports increased by nearly US$880 million, reaching $3.47 billion, the data showed <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-shipments-jump-30-on-low-prices/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The garment industry is the linchpin of Cambodia’s economy, and the single biggest employer of women. Some 500 factories hire almost 500,000 female workers, many of whom are young and have migrated to the city from the countryside. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-garment-workers-vulnerable-to-unsafe-abortions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

UK retailer Marks &amp; Spencer and the Garment Manufacturers association of Cambodia (GMaC) have disputed the details of a report alleging labour rights abuses are still rife in the country’s garment factories, with both claiming they are committed to providing and supporting safe working conditions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-labour-abuse-claims-disputed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two years after breaking ground, a sugar refinery situated on a pair of controversial plantation belonging to CPP Senator Ly Yong Phat and his wife will have its first test run on Monday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. He said the refinery would be <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/senators-2nd-sugar-refinery-to-start-up-monday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 1,000 workers At A KAndAl province gArment fActory wAlked off the job on SAturdAy After mAnAgement there fired eight employees who Attempted to stArt A new union. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/unionist-firings-inspire-wAlkout/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) have been committed for a world free of chemical weapons. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/state-parties-to-cwc-in-asia-committed-for-a-chemical-weapon-free-world/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 200 activists attempting to cycle from the Ministry of Women’s affairs to the National assembly in Phnom Penh to mark International Women’s Day were penned in by authorities Tuesday morning after pedaling less than 100 meters.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/womens-day-bike-ride-blocked-by-police-security-guards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ASEAN HeAds of StAte/Government Adopted A number of importAnt documents to boost their economic growth, ensure food security And boost digitAl economy, At the end of the PlenAry Session of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in JAkArtA, IndonesiA yesterdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAn-leAders-Adopt-A-number-of-key-documents/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Police in Svay Rieng province yesterday afternoon arrested a union worker who was delivering flyers supporting a stay-at-home strike scheduled to begin after Khmer New Year. While delivering about 1,100 fliers to union members at Full Fortune Knitting, Kem Chamroeun, a 25-year-old Collective Union of Movement <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/leaflets-get-unionist-in-hot-water/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A court in Phnom Penh put off for the second time TuesdAy the triAl of 23 CAmbodiAns Arrested during A deAdly worker strike crAckdown, drAwing criticism from rights groups who sAid the move wAs politicAlly motivAted. After A five-hour heAring, with hundreds of riot police mAnning <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-court-AgAin-delAys-triAl-of-23-jAiled-protesters/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On the morning of Monday, 13 November  2023, at the Peace Palace, the 19th Government-Private Sector Forum was held, presided over by Samdech Moha Bovorthipadi Hun Manet, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The forum gathered approximately 1,200 attendees, including His and Her <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-outcomes-of-the-19th-government-private-sector-forum-on-november-13-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Anti-Corruption Unit on ThursdAy dismissed A complAint filed by A CAmbodiAn NGO AgAinst the locAl Arm of the internAtionAl humAnitAriAn group ActionAid for Allegedly embezzling $3 million, the unit’s chAirmAn sAid.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Acu-tosses-complAint-AgAinst-ActionAid/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Economic ministers from the 16 participating countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have reiterated their commitment to conclude negotiations by the end of 2015. The ministers reaffirmed they are committed to ending the RCEP negotiations in line with the vision endorsed by their state <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rcep-participating-states-reiterate-to-conclude-negotiations-by-end-2015/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen met with Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Monday. Viewing China as a good and true friend, Hun Sen said the friendship between Cambodia and China has not only withstood the test of time but <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-hun-sen-meets-senior-chinese-official-on-bilateral-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vietnam’s Military Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (MB Bank) will open its doors in Phnom Penh today, becoming the fourth Vietnamese bank to set up operations here and bringing the total number of commercial banks in Cambodia to 31. Nguon Sokha, general director of the National Bank of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnamese-military-bank-to-open-doors-today/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Construction worker Samnang (not his real name), spent weeks confined to a hospital bed after piles of cement crashed down on him while he toiled without a hard hat. During the ensuing weeks of recovery at his home, the 28-year-old nursed head injuries and a broken <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/constructing-a-safer-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>