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ANZ failed to meet human rights standards: government report
ANZ Bank failed to meet its own human rights standards when it financed a Cambodian sugar plantation that was linked to forced evictions, child labour and workplace deaths, according to an Australian government investigation. ...
Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie
https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/anz-failed-to-meet-human-rights-standards-in-cambodia-government-report-20181011-p508z2.html
Embassies repatriate 55 workers from three countries
Cambodian embassies have recently repatriated 55 Cambodian nationals who went to China, Malaysia and Vietnam to find work illegally or were duped into forced marriages. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Ket Sophann yesterday said that the embassy in China repatriated two women who were duped into ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50534019/embassies-repatriate-55-workers-from-three-countries/
Human trafficking report status unchanged
The Ministry of Foreign affairs on Friday said a report by the US State Department on trafficking has again ranked Cambodia in Tier 2, adding that the US recognised that Cambodia has made a serious effort in combating human trafficking. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50507434/human-trafficking-report-status-unchanged/
Boost child rights: Hun Sen
As International Children’s Day and the World Day Against Child Labour draw near, Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on ministries, institutions and local authorities to prevent violations of children’s rights and to take action to protect children from all forms of violence while promoting ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50494033/boost-child-rights-hun-sen/
NCCT investigating and closing down factories over child labour
The permanent vice chair of the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) delivered a progress report on efforts to eradicate child labour in the Kingdom on Tuesday, saying that factories are being investigated, and some shut down, for employing children illegally. ...
Mondulkiri police detain undocumented Vietnamese workers
Police in Mondulkiri province detained 27 Vietnamese who crossed the border illegally in Sen Monorom city. Deputy provincial police chief Tieng Saoroth said they were detained for questioning on Saturday in Sen Monorom city where they were selling clothes. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50298197/mondulkiri-police-detain-undocumented-vietnamese-workers/
Police seek Cham leader for maids sent to Saudi
Anti-human trafficking police are seeking the arrest of prominent Cham Muslim community leader and former Social Affairs Ministry official Ahmad Yahya for sending roughly 20 women to Saudi Arabia to work as maids more than a decade ago, after arresting his nephew last week. ...
Yon Sineat and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-seek-cham-leader-maids-sent-saudi
Activist held for alleged trafficking
Former Cambodia National Rescue Party member Ismail Pin Osman was arrested in Phnom Penh on Wednesday for alleged human trafficking, though police officials offered little detail on why he was taken into custody. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activist-held-alleged-trafficking
Fishermen still abused in Thailand
Forced labour remains rampant on Thai fishing boats more than three years after an international outcry, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released yesterday, with Cambodian fishermen reporting that Thai reforms designed to safeguard them from abuse are being used as tools to ...
Erin Handley and Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishermen-still-abused-thailand
Violent criminals among pardonees
Among the 50 prisoners who were pardoned or received sentence reductions for the Water Festival this year, several were convicted of serious crimes, such as rape, murder and human trafficking, according to a review of the roster included in the most recent Royal Book. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/violent-criminals-among-pardonees
Survery finds fishermen in Thailand ‘trafficked, abused’
Trafficking in the Thai fishing industry remains rampant, with fishermen from Cambodia and Myanmar often experiencing horrifying work conditions, according to the results of a survey of workers. ...
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/survery-finds-fishermen-thailand-trafficked-abused
Street children miss school
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation on Saturday published a report into the challenges faced by children working on the streets of Phnom Penh, many of whom are unable to attend school and suffer multiple health problems. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5081248/street-children-miss-school/
12 duped migrant workers rescued
The Cambodian embassies in Malaysia and Vietnam have rescued 12 migrants who were cheated by human traffickers offering them well-paying jobs, with some set to be married off to men in China. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5076387/12-duped-migrant-workers-rescued/
Hun Sen calls for closure of anti-trafficking group after CNN report
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called for the closure of a Christian anti-trafficking NGO during a heated tirade at a graduation ceremony, condemning them and CNN for broadcasting an “insulting” story about girls who were sold into sexual slavery by their own mothers. ...
Kong Meta, Erin Handley and Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-calls-closure-anti-trafficking-group-after-cnn-report
Child labour identified in Siem Reap
The National Committee for Counter Trafficking’s (NCCT) six-month report, released on Monday, identified two cases of child labour in brick-making factories in Siem Reap, though officials and a rights group monitor said the use of such labour had decreased in the province. ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/child-labour-identified-siem-reap
Busts on human trafficking double
Operations against human trafficking networks increased by a whopping 127 percent compared to the same period in 2016, according to a six-month report released yesterday by the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT). ...
Kong Meta and Martin de Bourmont
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/busts-human-trafficking-double
Workers rescued from Thai boats in Malaysia
The Cambodian embassy in Malaysia has repatriated 14 Cambodian fishermen who fled a Thai boat and are believed to be human trafficking victims, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/40167/workers-rescued-from-thai-boats-in-malaysia/
Fake recruitment ads targeted
The Ministry of Labour has written to the Ministry of Information requesting that it take action against fraudulent recruitment agencies promoting services for migrant workers via radio advertisements. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39898/fake-recruitment-ads-targeted/
Protesters block Thai trucks at border
Hundreds of people protested on Friday by blocking 28 Thai trucks on the Cambodian side of the Boeung Trakoun border market in Banteay Meanchey province after Thai authorities arrested 13 Cambodian workers. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39035/protesters-block-thai-trucks-at-border/
Thais crack down on illegal workers
Thai soldiers on Thursday detained four Cambodian men, three women and a one-month old baby after they crossed the border to find work. The Cambodian Consulate in Thailand’s Sa Keao province said it quickly secured the release of the group, who were from Sout Nikom ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38801/thais-crack-down-on-illegal-workers/
Fishing industry traffickers get long jail terms
Three men have been sentenced to between eight and nine years in prison for trafficking Cambodian workers into the Thai fishing industry. Anti-trafficking police said the case came to light after the government repatriated approximately 230 Cambodian men in June 2015, many of whom were severely ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38562/fishing-industry-traffickers-get-long-jail-terms/
Exploitation up, trafficking down
In 2016, the ministry reported 52 cases of sexual exploitation involving 87 victims who were rescued and 64 perpetrators who were arrested, of which 27 were foreign nationals. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35768/exploitation-up--trafficking-down/
Governments target trafficking
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are joining forces to boost their fight against human trafficking in the region, the kingdom’s National Police chief said yesterday. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35519/governments-target-trafficking/
Police sign cooperation deal with UK’s NCA
Cambodia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to combat crimes including child and sexual trafficking. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35082/police-sign-cooperation-deal-with-uk---s-nca/