A new study called for a tripling of the garment sector’s minimum wage to $588 a month, which one GMAC representative characterized as a “crazy” proposal.
Military police officials arrested 12 individuals linked to a robbery at the home of an online cosmetics seller in Phnom Penh, with local media reports identifying small party founder Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung as one of the arrested people.
NagaWorld strike participation swelled to around 1,000 active and laid-off workers Tuesday evening, as members of the union waited to hear from its leadership who met with the casino’s management and Phnom Penh authorities all day Tuesday.
Breaking its silence, NagaCorp released a statement on Sunday and claimed that a workers’ strike in Phnom Penh, which has lasted three days, would not affect the casino’s operations.
Cambodian civil society figures say they have had limited to no interaction with Facebook over the past few years, despite the social media platform claiming it has a network of NGO contacts in the country.
As two senior Kampong Chhnang police officers were arrested over the weekend for grabbing flooded forest land, rights NGOs said any officials caught clearing flooded forests around the Tonle Sap lake should face punishment for their crimes.
Around 200 workers have resumed their strike against alleged labor rights violations and mass terminations at NagaWorld casinos in Phnom Penh.
NagaWorld workers ended the second day of their strike in Phnom Penh Sunday evening, and have said they would return on Monday even though they could face legal charges or disciplinary action from the casino firm.
Casino workers returned to protest outside NagaWorld 1 on Sunday but have been blocked by local authorities who have barricaded all streets leading to the casino.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court deemed a strike by hundreds of suspended and active NagaWorld workers illegal, while authorities deemed the strike a violation of Covid-19 protocols and ordered workers to end the strike.
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