Environment officials to monitor conditions
The Ministry of Environment is set to join the Ministry of Labour in the monitoring of garment factory workplaces, after creating a working group that will probe the environmental safety of all plants in Cambodia. at a press conference at the ministry yesterday, Minister of Environment ...
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/environment-officials-monitor-conditions
H&M's suppliers guilty of labour rights abuses, report alleges
A new report has alleged labour rights abuses at Cambodian supplier factories for apparel giant H&M, as more than 500 garment workers gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday to air some of the same concerns over working conditions during a workers’ forum. ...
Sen David and Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hms-suppliers-guilty-labour-rights-abuses-report-alleges
Insurance continues to grow
Insurance sales have grown by 37 percent in the first half of the year, totaling $56 million, the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC) announced in a report Tuesday. The increase, up from $40.9 million for the same period last year, has been driven by a ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28318/insurance-continues-to-grow/
After factory fire, workers agree to deal
After a fire burned through the Xing High Feng garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district on Monday night, the four unions representing more than 400 workers there agreed Tuesday to give the factory two months to rebuild and to receive $30 each in ...
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-factory-fire-workers-agree-to-deal-92551/
Ministry suspends verdict
The Ministry of Justice has ordered authorities in Preah Sihanouk province to suspend enforcement of a Supreme Court verdict issued in connection with a land dispute between 70 families and an official from the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. On October 28, the Supreme Court granted a land ...
Hor Namhong to attend ASEAN meetings next week in Myanmar
Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will attend ASEAN meetings next week in Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar, according to a statement issued Friday by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The statement said the meetings to be held from 8 to 10 August, 2014 include ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZGZhNjZjMTY4ODU
Faintings up 39 percent over six-month period
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) said yesterday that incidents of garment workers fainting on the factory floor had increased by 39 percent over the first six months of the year when compared to the same period last year. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/faintings-39-percent-over-six-month-period
Corporate social responsibility in Cambodia
Frontier and emerging economies such as Cambodia present companies with a specific set of challenges and risk, both real and perceived, beyond those found in more developed markets. A risk category getting ever- increasing attention is that of “social risk”, roughly defined as the risk of ...
Smart axiata funds degrees for students
Ten students will have the opportunity to further their studies for free thanks to Smart Axiata’s SmartEdu Scholarship Program, which not only covers their entire tertiary education tuition, but has also awarded them a monthly stipend amounting to $15,000 for the duration of their degree. ...
Mayuri Mei Lin
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31378/smart-axiata-funds-degrees-for-students/
More firms under government umbrella, says NSSF
Statistics released by the National Social Security Fund yesterday showed that it increased its reach in 2016, adding more than 900 new private firms encompassing some 59,000 workers, and increasing its workplace accident payouts. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-firms-under-government-umbrella-says-nssf
Better transport sought for workers
The government and civil society organisations are finding ways to improve the means of transport for garment and footwear workers to reduce accidents involving them while commuting to and from work. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/better-transport-sought-workers
Committee to probe factory faintings
The Labour Ministry’s National Committee for Health and Work Safety held its first meeting yesterday pledging to investigate the reasons for faintings amongst factory workers. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108422/committee-probe-factory-faintings/
Health cash fails workers
The Labor Ministry spent more than four billion riel on help for garment workers involved in accidents in the first three months of the year, but unions say staff are still struggling to access healthcare. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37777/health-cash-fails-workers/
New worker benefits take effect
A slew of new health and maternity benefits for workers took effect at the stroke of midnight yesterday in a dramatic expansion of the country’s social security framework, even as labour advocates and business experts raised concerns about cost and quality. ...
Yon Sineat and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-worker-benefits-take-effect
New workplace principles for health and safety
The Labour Ministry has drafted standard principles for safety and health in the workplace in accordance with the Labour Law and guidelines released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004499/new-workplace-principles-for-health-and-safety/
Mine workers safety top priority of govt
The Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Ratanak visited provinces in Cambodia on Wednesday. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501456263/mine-workers-safety-top-priority-of-govt/
MISTI, LABS explore avenues to enhance factory safety standards in Cambodia
Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry Science Technology & Innovation, on May 2, 2024 received representatives from Life and Building Safety (LABS), led by its Country Manager, Mr Emerald Am, to explore avenues for enhancing factory safety in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501483110/misti-labs-explore-avenues-to-enhance-factory-safety-standards-in-cambodia/
National Assembly unanimously approves draft social security bill
The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved the draft Law on Social Security Scheme, which consists of 11 chapters and 107 articles. Passed by the Council of Ministers in early August, the bill was approved by all 105 members present at the assembly. ...
Maids, bride return after abuse abroad
Two Cambodian maids have been repatriated from Malaysia, and a bride has returned from China following allegations of mistreatment, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maids-bride-return-after-abuse-abroad
Villagers block national road
Nearly 100 residents from about 50 families in Sihanoukville town’s commune 1 blocked National Road 4 yesterday to protest against a Supreme Court verdict ordering their eviction on Friday in favour of a local official ...