Poipet Casino Dragging Feet on Promise
A casino in Poipet that pays wages only in Thai baht is yet to fulfil its promise to improve conditions for its 500 workers, a union representative said yesterday.
Workers are still working 12-hour days – often without a break – at the Tropicana Casino, one of many gaming venues close to the Thai border in Banteay Meanchey province, Morm Rithy, vice president of the Cambodian Tourism and Service Workers’ Federation, claimed. …
An agreement struck on September 10 was to have answered 18 of the workers’ 21 demands, which included issues of overtime, maternity leave and yearly leave, but bosses have yet to implement a single one. …
