Gov’t Says No Plans to Send Maids to Singapore

26 September 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Labor
ACRA / Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies / Bilateral talks / Cambodian domestic workers / Cambodian maids / domestic workers / Employment / foreign job markets / labor / Migrant Workers / Ministry of Labor / Singapore / workforce

The governemnt yesterday denied a recent news report that discussions were under way to have Cambodian domestic workers sent to Singapore. ... An Bunhak, chairman of the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA), said he did not know of any immediate plans to send maids to Singapore, either. ... ACRA would first have to hold talks with officials from both the Ministry of Labor and the Singaporean Embassy in Phnom Penh and then send a delegation to Singapore to meet with their employment association and the relevant ministries, Mr. Bunhak explained. ...