Ghosts in the machine

Private firms say costs, delays and bureaucratic red tape have increased since an obscure private company took over the government’s work-permit application and issuance system in September. The Ministry of Labour announced in August that it had outsourced work permit application processing to E-Solutions (Cambodia) Co Ltd in a public-private partnership aimed at making it easier for foreign workers to apply for permits – and easier for the government to track them. …

Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ghosts-machine