Labor
Labor policy and administration
GFT minimum wage hike focuses on sustainability
The government has confirmed continuing minimum wage hikes for workers in the garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) sector, adhering to the sustainability of the sector and competitiveness in the market. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352116/gft-minimum-wage-hike-focuses-on-sustainability/
Minimum wage negotiations ongoing
The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) convened for its second tripartite meeting on August 28, aiming to determine a minimum wage for workers in Cambodia. Representatives from trade unions and employers gathered for discussions, though a definite base salary figure remains undecided. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minimum-wage-negotiations-ongoing
Negotiations for garment workers’ pay rise get underway
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) and National Council of Minimum Wage launched a negotiation on Wednesday on the monthly minimum wage for workers in the garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) sector for 2024. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/negotiations-for-garment-workers-pay-rise-get-underway
Wage hike talks for garment sector begin amid market demand slowdown
Cambodia’s national council on minimum wage yesterday started the talks on the increase in monthly minimum wages for the garment, footwear and travel goods industry for 2024. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344157/wage-hike-talks-for-garment-sector-begin-amid-market-demand-slowdown/
National Minimum Wage Council issues a statement on the results of the minimum wage discussion for workers in 2024
The National Minimum Wage Council of the third mandate on August 16, 2023, held a discussion on the minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, footwear and travel products and bags for 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501343947/national-minimum-wage-council-issues-a-statement-on-the-results-of-the-minimum-wage-discussion-for-workers-in-2024/
After bus company reneges on promises, a desperate union resumes protests
After the bus company Giant Ibis Transport delayed concluding negotiations with 30 laid off union employees, the workers continued protests at the company’s Sen Sok district station in Phnom Penh on Monday. ...
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/after-bus-company-reneges-on-promises-a-desperate-union-resumes-protests/
MLVT invites unions to minimum wage talks on August 16
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) is inviting labour unions to the bargaining table for wage negotiations on August 16. The main item on the agenda are minimum wages for workers. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335214/mlvt-invites-unions-to-minimum-wage-talks-on-august-16/
Thais reassure Cambodia’s migrant workers can stay
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that Thailand has responded to Cambodia’s concerns about suggestions that the Move Forward Party of Thailand would repatriate Cambodian and Laos migrant workers from Thailand. The Thai party confirmed that none of their policies involved the repatriation of workers from ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thais-reassure-cambodias-migrant-workers-can-stay
Hun Sen urges end to scorn of entertainment sector workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for an end to discrimination against women working in the entertainment industry, underscoring their struggle to make a living. He urged the public to show compassion and respect, and asked authorities to act against those who engage in discriminatory ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-urges-end-scorn-entertainment-sector-workers
Cambodian PM welcomes Thailand’s affirmation not to repatriate Cambodian workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen, has welcomed the information confirming that the Thai side had no intention to repatriate Cambodian migrant workers, but would further facilitate their stay in Thailand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501305425/cambodian-pm-welcomes-thailands-affirmation-not-to-repatriate-cambodian-workers/
Cash transfers restart for suspended factory workers
The government, through the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, resumed cash transfer payments for factory workers whose contracts were suspended by their employers. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cash-transfers-restart-suspended-factory-workers
Ministry plans to hold event on Labour Day
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has instructed all relevant departments and sub-national administrations to organise celebrations of International Labour Day on May 1. ...
Post staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-hold-event-labour-day
Union calls for NSSF registration for every construction worker
Trade unions are working to educate construction workers and their employers on the benefits of the Kingdom’s social protection systems. Various stakeholders met on March 3 for the final review of the 2023-2027 occupational safety and health master plan, while one union revealed that less than ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-calls-nssf-registration-every-construction-worker
NagaWorld dispute drags on with 25th meeting
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training remains unable to find a solution to the labour dispute between NagaWorld and its dismissed employees, while civil society organisations call on the ministry to end its role as mediator and for the use of existing legal mechanisms ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nagaworld-dispute-drags-25th-meeting
Improve labour conditions or face fines
In a push to improve conditions for workers, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has issued a warning to establishments nationwide. The ministry will take legal action against any enterprise that is negligent or refuses to improve working conditions. Enterprises must ensure the safety, ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501240208/improve-labour-conditions-or-face-fines/
NSSF paid out $5M to working mothers
According to a January 25 report by the Department of Social Security under the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), allowances were paid to a total of 55,770 women, who had a total of 56,173 children. Among them, 393 gave birth to twins and five to ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-paid-out-5m-working-mothers
Workers, families feel rising market’s pressure: Economy 2022
As Cambodia touted recovering trade and GDP growth, thousands took to the streets this year over repression at work or struggles in the market. The year marked a return to money and goods flowing quickly and unevenly, as the country faced reports of rising poverty and ...
Michael Dickison
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/12/30/workers-families-feel-rising-markets-pressure-economy-2022/
Thai law enforcement worries migrants
Some Cambodian migrant workers currently employed in Thailand are worried about an apparent tightening of labour law enforcement after some Thai companies were found to have brought workers there without proper documents, according to a prominent NGO working with the migrants in the neighbouring country. ...
Lay Samean and Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-law-enforcement-worries-migrants
Authorities working with Cambodia to rescue Vietnamese lured into illegal work
The spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Le Thi Thu Hang said on October 6 that Vietnamese authorities are working closely with relevant agencies of Cambodia to deal with the issue of Vietnamese people tricked or lured to Cambodia for illegal work. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164429/authorities-working-with-cambodia-to-rescue-vietnamese-lured-into-illegal-work/
Unions push for minimum garment workers wage of $213
The latest round of negotiations on the minimum wage for garment workers has seen unions push for $213 a month, while employers are calling for $196. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/unions-push-for-minimum-garment-workers-wage-of-213
Ministry proposes solution to Canteran dispute, workers vote to keep pushing
The Labor Ministry on Wednesday proposed a compensation plan for former workers of the defunct Canteran Apparel garment factory after Prime Minister Hun Sen urged officials to find a solution for the labor dispute. ...
Khut Sokun and Keat Soriththeavy
https://vodenglish.news/ministry-proposes-solution-to-canteran-dispute-workers-vote-to-keep-pushing/
Five ex-NagaWorld staffers take severance
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced that five more of the nearly 400 former NagaWorld employees who were laid off had willingly accepted severance pay. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-ex-nagaworld-staffers-take-severance
Oxfam and Laudes Foundation launch initiative to promote inclusive social protection for apparel employees in Cambodia
Oxfam in Cambodia, with support from Laudes Foundation, has partnered with four well-established NGOs and trade unions to jointly implement an initiative called, Inclusive National Social Protection Initiatives that Respond to the Needs of Apparel Industry Employees (INSPIRE). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081051/oxfam-and-laudes-foundation-launch-initiative-to-promote-inclusive-social-protection-for-apparel-employees-in-cambodia/
Garment Exports Up, But Workers Worried About Factory Closures
Phon Touch and Teang Sreytouch have been working for years in Cambodia’s garment industry, but now the two women are worried they could join the thousands of others in the sector who’ve been laid off without proper compensation. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/garment-exports-up-but-workers-worried-about-factory-closures/