Tours aimed at attracting workers
As cooks prepped for lunch yesterday at an outdoor cafeteria for workers employed by the Japanese-owned Taica factory, more than a dozen commune-level officials inspected the premises. Seemingly satisfied with the dining operation, they moved into a recreational room with a large, flat-screen television. ... Taica makes shock-absorbent gel products for everything from shoe soles to the needles of speedometers in cars. Assembly is expanding and more workers are needed, a typical problem amid Cambodia’s growing manufacturing industry, whose labour shortages have been exacerbated by ongoing unrest in the garment sector. Recognising the need to quell nerves and instill trust in the industry, which accounts for the biggest chunk of formal employment in Cambodia, Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) officials have been quietly leading the informational tours for nearly three years. Representatives also travel to the provinces, with the ultimate hope that local leaders pass on messages about favourable working conditions, combating widespread fears, some genuine, some alarmist, about factory employment. ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tours-aimed-attracting-workers
