Prison chiefs eagerly await labor programs law
Prison directors across the country said yesterday they were eager to launch for-profit manufacturing programs following the expected passage of a controversial prison law that legalizes such schemes. Human rights groups, however, called on the government to strike the provision, saying that it would violate Cambodia’s obligations under international labor law. Heads of prison in Takhmau, Battambang and Takeo said they had plans to partner with sub-contractors and manufacturers to create garment-manufacturing programs. In Sihanoukville and Battambang provincial prisons, directors said they were already running such programs, despite requests by the Ministry of Commerce and International Labor Organization (ILO) to halt them…
