Labor
Labor policy and administration
More workers to be sent to Japan
Labour Minister Ith Samheng said yesterday said he plans to increase the number of Cambodian trainees being sent to Japan for study and part-time work, noting that about 6,000 have been working in the country since 2007. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50102235/more-workers-to-be-sent-to-japan/
Garment factory fires nearly 600
Gawon Apparel factory in Kandal province’s Takhmao town has fired nearly 600 staff for breaching a court warrant ordering them to go back to work after months of protest. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50100574/garment-factory-fires-nearly-600/
Bid to stop fainting in factories
The Labour Ministry has created guidelines for owners in the garment and footwear industry to prevent factory workers from fainting. Labor Minister Ith Samheng issued an announcement yesterday containing 11 guidelines in an effort to reduce the stimuli causing workers to faint. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50100181/bid-stop-fainting-factories/
Free state healthcare extended
The Health Minister has ordered civil servants to prioritise the implementation of new social security services for public officials, former government workers and veterans, which came into force at the start of this year. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099635/free-state-healthcare-extended/
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
Maids depart for Hong Kong as part of new program
Labour officials sent off 14 maids to Hong Kong yesterday in celebration of a pilot program that hopes to funnel up to 1,000 maids to the Asian financial hub despite concerns from rights groups. ...
Yon Sineat and Daphne Chen
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maids-depart-hong-kong-part-new-program
Workers protest over ‘RCAF’ factory guards
Roughly 100 garment workers protested again in front of Pou Yuen Enterprise Ltd yesterday amid allegations that the shoe factory hired Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) soldiers to act as security guards for the company. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-protest-over-rcaf-factory-guards
New Thai regulations for migrants hit by delay
New Thai regulations imposing stiff punishments on undocumented migrants, their brokers and their employers set to come into force on January 1 will likely be delayed by three to six months, according to Cambodian Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng. ...
Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-thai-regulations-migrants-hit-delay
Deadline extended for migrants
The Labour Ministry announced on Friday that the Thai government agreed to extend the deadline for Cambodian officials to complete registration and work permit delivery to Cambodian migrant workers by six months. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5097878/deadline-extended-migrants/
Gawon workers block road again over unpaid wages
Garment workers resumed their strike against the Gawon Apparel Cambodia Co today, demanding bosses sell factory equipment to pay their salaries, though a factory official claimed the company will suspend workers to settle payroll shortages. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gawon-workers-block-road-again-over-unpaid-wages
Minimum wage law edges closer
A Labour Ministry official has said the law on the minimum wage will come into force in the first quarter of 2018, provided there are no more objections from stakeholders. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5095662/minimum-wage-law-edges-closer/
Minister tackles factory faintings
The Minister of Labour yesterday warned factory owners around the country that they would face legal action if large groups of workers faint during working hours within their enterprises. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5094787/minister-tackles-factory-faintings/
Hundreds of garment workers faint in Takeo
More than 100 workers at the JD Toyoma garment factory in Takeo province’s Bati district fainted yesterday morning while working. Police suspected the cause of the fainting was chemical fumes in the factory, but the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia said the fumes did not ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5094481/hundreds-garment-workers-faint-takeo/
Private sector worried over universal wage law
The private sector is concerned that the newly proposed universal minimum wage law, which is reportedly being drafted by the government and comes on the heels of numerous new labour regulations, has created a climate of uncertainty, according to an industry expert. ...
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/private-sector-worried-over-universal-wage-law
Migrant workers to get more benefits
The government is negotiating with other countries to ensure the safety of migrant workers and that they receive worker benefits while toiling abroad, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5091116/migrant-workers-get-benefits/
Workers told of wages boost
Prime Minister Hun Sen has allocated about $40 million per year from next year after the garment and footwear industry workers’ minimum wage increased to $170 per month. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087388/workers-told-wages-boost/
Factory workers protest against contract offers
Workers from the Pou Yuen Cambodia garment factory in Sen Sok district yesterday protested outside the premises after the management decided to offer them only three-month contract extensions. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-workers-protest-against-contract-offers
Wage law change threatens Labour Advisory Committee
The future of the government’s Labour Advisory Committee is hanging in the balance as the country’s first draft law on the national minimum wage is set to come into force by the end of the year. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085122/wage-law-change-threatens-labour-advisory-committee/
Big boost for garment sector minimum wage, though some see a political motive
The government yesterday significantly upped the garment and footwear sector’s minimum wage to $170 a month, from $153, the highest increase in wages in the past two years and one that comes ahead of a crucial national election next July. ...
Yon Sineat and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/big-boost-garment-sector-minimum-wage-though-some-see-political-motive
GMAC calls on government to help offset rising labour costs
The industry body representing Cambodia’s garment sector issued a statement yesterday urging the government to help manufacturers reduce the cost of doing business in order to offset a higher minimum wage and workers benefit package due to come into effect on January 1. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gmac-calls-government-help-offset-rising-labour-costs
Talks settle on wages figures
Employers, unions and government officials have settled on three figures to propose as the new minimum wage for garment, textile and footwear workers in a final day of negotiations on the issue. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084546/talks-settle-wages-figures/
Talks narrow gap in minimum wage
Union negotiators on the minimum wage for garment, textile and footwear workers have lowered their claim from $176.26 per month to $175 while the employers have increased their offer from $161 to $161.50. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084033/talks-narrow-gap-minimum-wage/
Garment workers told to curb wage rise demands
Prime Minister Hun Sen has told garment workers not to demand an excessive increase in the minimum wage, otherwise factories could move to more affordable countries. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083771/garment-workers-told-curb-wage-rise-demands/
PM approves headscarves in the workplace
Employers must allow all Muslim women to wear headscarves and traditional clothing to work, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. Addressing workers in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, Mr Hun Sen said he met Muslim women on a recent visit to Kampong Cham, who told him they ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083772/pm-approves-headscarves-workplace/