Cambodia unveils regulation to protect entertainment workers

8 October 2014
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Cambodia’s Ministries of Labour and Tourism on Wednesday jointly launched a new regulation for protecting the occupational safety, health and labour rights of entertainment workers. “The regulation aims to improve working conditions, occupational safety and health rules of entertainment service enterprises, establishments and companies,”said a joint statement released at the launching ceremony.

The move is intended to address a range of challenges that entertainment workers face including poor occupational safety and health education and protection, violence and sexual harassment, excessive working hours and low pay and forced alcohol consumption. …

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