Demonstrators say jobs in Japan promised

30 July 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Human rights / Informal migration for labor / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Local workers abroad / Offshore recruitment and employment / Social development / Unions
CALAO / Cambodian Asian Labor Alliance Organization / Japanese aid

Hundreds of Cambodians hoping to migrate to Japan to work in the electronics industry yesterday protested outside an NGO that they claim conned them out of up to $200 each with promises of jobs. About 100 protesters – out of a total of 300 who are claiming their course fees back from the Cambodian Asian Labor Alliance Organization (CALAO) – protested outside its office in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district yesterday, claiming they were duped by slick radio advertising and false promises from staff. …

 Sen David
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