Gov’t Says No Plans to Send Maids to Singapore

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. …