
News by Country: Cambodia
17 February 2021
· Cambodian informal economy workers’
struggle worsens (Khmer Times, 5 February 2021)
·
Cambodian Migrant Workers Caught
Between Thai COVID-19 Outbreak and Joblessness at Home (VOA, 2 February 2021)
·
Cambodian economy projected to
rebound by 4% this year (The Star, 28 January 2021)
·
Garment Exports Dropped 9 Percent
Last Year (VOD, 27 January 2021)
·
Labor Rights Group Warns of More
Workers’ Strikes If Factory Owners Fail to Address Indemnity Pays (Cambodianess, 24 January 2021)
· Garment workers block Phnom Penh road and call for bonuses
(Camboja News, 21 January 2021)
· A $7.8 million garment factory project approved by CDC
(Khmer Times, 19 January 2021)
· Cambodia’s migrant workers COVID-19 cluster numbers rise to 33
with six new cases, tally now 398
(Khmer Times, 13 January 2021)
· Returning migrant workers desperate for jobs
(Khmer Times, 12 January 2021)
· 112 garment factories open in 2020 (The
Phnom Penh Post, 11 January 2021)
· 221 new factories opened, 100 shut in 2020
(Khmer Times, 7 January 2021)
· Cambodia subsidises garment, textile and tourism sectors
(HRM Asia, 5 January 2021)
· More than 3,000 migrant workers return home from Thailand
(Khmer Times, 4 January 2021)
· Labour ministry says will extend subsidies for suspended workers
(Phnom Penh Post, 30 December 2020)
· No relief for laid-off workers as auction of seized factory
equipment delayed (Camboja News, 30 December
2020)
· ‘Left behind’ in COVID-19 pandemic, informal workers sing for
assistance (Camboja News, 27 December
2020)
· Gov’t extends financial support programmes for next three months
(Khmer Times, 25 December 2020)
· Court Announces Asset Auction at Factory Embroiled in Yearlong
Dispute (VOD, 16 December 2020)
· Kingdom’s garment-related exports down 9 percent January to
October (Khmer
Times, 16 December 2020)
· Amnesty for illegal workers in Malaysia
(Khmer Times, 10 December 2020)
· Informal Sector Workers Plead For Relief as New Coronavirus
Outbreak Batters Cambodia (RFA, 7 December 2020)
· Strict new C-19 safety rules to protect factory workers
(Khmer Times, 4 December 2020)
· Government balancing COVID-19 restrictions with lagging economic
activity (Camboja News. 3 December 2020)
· Garment workers fear heightened risk of contracting COVID-19
(Khmer Times, 2 December 2020)
· Cambodian workers still Korea bound (The
Phnom Penh Post, 26 November 2020)
· Rong Chhun heads to trial as Supreme Court denies bail
application (Camboja News, 25 November
2020)
· Over 110 garment factories close (The
Phnom Penh Post, 22 November 2020)
· Challenges faced by workers and their unions in Cambodia amid
COVID-19 (Khmer Times, 20 November 2020)
· Cambodia’s COVID-19 Recovery Must Include Microfinance Reform
(Fair Observer, 19 November 2020)
· Sex workers go online amid pandemic
(Khmer Times, 19 November 2020)
· Businesses struggling to cope post-floods
(Khmer Times, 18 November 2020)
· Cambodia Convicts Journalist for Criticizing Hun Sen (VOA,
16 November 2020)
· Directive on work conditions issued
(Khmer Times, 12 November 2020)
· Hundreds of Cambodian Migrants Protest Over Thai Factory
Practices (VOD, 12 November 2020)
· During Bail Appeal, Unionist Rong Chhun Shut Down for Raising
Politics (VOD, 11 November 2020)
· Cambodia and Thailand agree on migrant worker MoU
(Khmer Times, 9 November 2020)
· International buyers urged to order from Kingdom
(The Phnom Penh Post, 5 November 2020)
· Governor Asks for More Time for Courts to Resolve 11-Month
Workers’ Dispute (VOD,
4 November 2020)
· Migrants can extend Thailand travel docs
(The Phnom Penh Post, 3 November 2020)
· Informal workers get help to receive health benefits (Khmer Times, 3 November 2020)
· Garment Workers Still Camping Outside Factory 6 Months After
Closure (VOD, 28 October 2020)
· Activist Who Was Carried Away From Embassy Protest Arrested 4
Days Later (VOD,
28 October 2020)
· PM: Covid-19 has led to loss of 300,000 jobs in Cambodia
(The Star, 27 October 2020)
·
Cambodian
protests rumble on over missed payments (Eco Textile, 22
October 2020)