Labour orders issued by PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday issued extensive orders to unions, factories, workers and authorities to rid the garment industry of violent strikes, roadblocks and rights violations he says are threatening public order. “There have been many strikes and demonstrations at factories recently, and, in some cases, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032964789/National/labour-orders-issued-by-pm.html
Officials Move to Bring Unruly Garment Subcontractors in Line
Citing a government investigation that revealed factories colluding with unlicensed subcontractors to use unethical labor sources including prisoners, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh has asked the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia to urge adherence to labor law. Rehabilitation programs meant to teach vocational skills such ...
South China Sea Will Not Surface at Asean
Cambodia, in its role as Asean chair, has decided that the thorny issue of the South China Sea will not be on the agenda at next month’s Asean Summit in Phnom Penh, CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap announced yesterday. “Cambodia is a neutral country, and based on ...
សហជីពគាំទ្ររដ្ឋាភិបាល ថ្កោលទោស និងស្នើឲ្យចាត់វិធានការលោក ជា មុនី
ក្រុមសហជីពឯករាជ្យនិងគាំទ្ររដ្ឋាភិបាលបានថ្កោលទោសដល់លោកជាមុនីប្រធានសហជីពសេរីកម្មករដែលបានប្រកាសថាលោកអាចនឹងអំពាវនាវដល់កម្មករកម្មការិនីទាំងអស់ធ្វើកូដកម្មក្នុងករណីមានការចាប់ខ្លួនលោក កឹម សុខា ប្រធានស្តីទីរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ ...
មុំ គន្ធា
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Union, Factories No Closer to Mediation Deal
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) and the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (CCAWDU) remained at odds yesterday over an expired deal to cut down on strikes despite an appeal from some major brands that they renew the arrangement. GMAC Chairman Van Sou ...
UN envoy focuses on land disputes in Cambodia
A UN envoy has called on the international community to pay more attention to human rights issues in Cambodia. The call comes amid ongoing land disputes and legal harassment of activists. Surya Subedi is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia and has submitted ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-01/an-cambodia-human-rights/4289544?section=business
Workers claim intimidation
About 4,000 employees at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have stopped work, as union workers demand the company sever ties with a shareholder who ordered a military police presence there. Workers at SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd began demonstrating on Monday, about two weeks after ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-claim-intimidation
Garment Sector Stable Despite Workers Leaving Jobs
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMAC, ...
Media Groups Call On ‘Political Elite’ to Protect Reporters
More than a dozen journalism and human rights groups have called on Cambodia’s political forces to protect journalists and guarantee citizens’ access to an open and unobstructed press during the current political unrest. In a statement released Wednesday, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, along with ...
Lindsey Peterson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/media-groups-call-on-political-elite-to-protect-reporters-45436/
(English) Cambodian dam feeding false hopes
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Michelle Tolson
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/SEA-02-181213.html
Cambodia to establish first civil aviation school
Cambodia planned to set up the first ever Civil Aviation Training Center with South Korean assistance in order to boost development of air transport industry and tourism, a spokesman said Saturday. “South Korea agreed to provide 10.1 million U.S. dollars in grant aid to Cambodia for ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/12/c_132793377.htm
US Ambassador Says Corruption Scares Off American Firms
U.S. Ambassador William Todd on Thursday said that despite his efforts to promote Cambodia as an attractive destination for business, major American companies are reluctant to invest here as they still perceive the country as indelibly corrupt. “I believe now is the time for big U.S. ...
Ben Woods and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-ambassador-says-corruption-scares-off-american-firms-42799/
At Embattled Factory, an Unmovable Manager
In an industry rife with labor strikes, the workers at the SL Garment Factory in recent months have been strident, and sometimes violent, in their efforts to have their demands for better working conditions met by factory bosses. Tuesday’s clash with police near Phnom Penh’s Stung ...
Aun Pheap and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-embattled-factory-an-unmovable-manager-46900/
Predictions mixed for post-new year garment strike
Along Phnom Penh’s industry-heavy Veng Sreng Street on Wednesday, garment factories lay idle in observance of Khmer New Year. The dorms around them were empty, save for the few workers who could not afford the bus ticket home for the holiday, which ended Wednesday. Eight unions ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/predictions-mixed-for-post-new-year-garment-strike-56624/
(English) International union urges factories to raise wages
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Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/international-union-urges-factories-to-raise-wages/1923487.html
(English) Cambodian PM says no more tolerance for illegal protests
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/04/c_133159505.htm
(English) Baby of slain Dutch woman dies in hospital
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Lauren Crothers and Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/baby-of-slain-dutch-woman-dies-in-hospital-58413/
សមាគមគ្រូបង្រៀនដ៏ធំបំផុតសោកសង្រេងពីទុរភិក្សសៀវភៅសិក្សា
កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ ប្រធានសមាគមគ្រូបង្រៀនដ៏ធំបំផុតរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បានផ្ញើរលិខិតចំហរមួយច្បាប់ទៅរដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា ហង់ ជួន ណារ៉ុន ដោយអះអាងថា មានការខ្វះខាតធ្ងន់ធ្ងរលើសៀវភៅសិក្សា និងសៀវភៅសម្រាប់គ្រូបង្រៀន ដោយសារតែអំពើពុករលួយ និងភាពព្រងើយកណ្តើយរបស់មន្រ្តីក្រសួង។ លោក រ៉ុង ឈុន ប្រធានសមាគមគ្រូបង្រៀនកម្ពុជាឯករាជ្យ បានស្នើឲ្យមានចំណាត់ការជាបន្ទាន់ ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយបញ្ហានេះ។ ...
អ៊ួច សូនី និង Max Weinstein
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/largest-teachers-association-laments-dearth-of-textbooks-76517/
Blows at capital protest
A union representative is accused of beating a rival over the head with a walkie-talkie during a factory protest yesterday in the latest burst of violence in one of Cambodia’s special economic zones. Bou Sokray, 25, a representative for the Coalition of Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032255198/National-news/blows-at-capital-protest.html
Union out of loop in MoU negotiations
The garment industry could be close to renewing an industrial relations memorandum of understanding, but an independent union believes it is being edged out of negotiations because it opposes the use of short-term and fixed-duration contracts. Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, said yesterday ...