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NagaWorld union members fill out paperwork as part of the organization's week-long leadership election, April 26, 2022. (Keat Soriththeavy/VOD)

Exactly 1,000 Votes Cast in NagaWorld Union Vote, Chhim Sithar Re-Elected: Union

Ten days of voting for the leadership of the NagaWorld union ended with exactly 1,000 voters and current president Chhim Sithar re-elected, a unionist said.

Keat Soriththeavy May 2, 6:19 pm

A woman wearing a mask sits behind police barricades during the strike against Nagaworld on December 19, 2021. (Tran Techseng/VOD)

Opinion: Is Protest Contradictory to Cambodian Womanhood?

City Hall has said that NagaWorld women protesters have shown behavior “not suitable as Khmer women.” But why is this protest, and so many others in Cambodia, made up of mostly women? And is the act of protest really contradictory to the idea of Cambodian womanhood?

Theang Soriya May 2, 11:24 am

A NagaWorld union member drops her ballot in a collection box to vote in the organization's week-long leadership election, April 26, 2022. (Keat Soriththeavy/VOD)

NagaWorld Union in Midst of Elections, Seeing Low Turnout

Only about 400 of an estimated 2,000 members of the embattled union have so far voted five days into a seven-day leadership election.

Keat Soriththeavy Apr 26, 6:50 pm

The NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh. (Chorn Chanren/VOD)

More Disappointment After Fruitless NagaWorld Negotiations

Friday marked the sixth negotiation meeting since the Phnom Penh casino workers’ union began to strike and demonstrate in December.

Keat Soriththeavy Apr 22, 6:46 pm

NagaWorld protesters are again forced onto buses on March 22, 2022. (Ros Lyheng)

NagaWorld Union to Boycott Next Negotiation Meeting

NagaWorld union representatives said they will not attend the third negotiation meeting to resolve their dispute on Wednesday because the casino corporation refuses to discuss reinstatement of workers.

Chhorn Raksmey Mar 22, 6:43 pm

NagaWorld workers held an online press conference on March 17, 2022, led by union president Chhim Sithar. (LRSU)

Last Three Jailed NagaWorld Protesters Released

The final three NagaWorld unionists imprisoned at Phnom Penh’s PJ Prison have been released and returned home Thursday afternoon, according to rights group Licadho.

Keat Soriththeavy Mar 17, 6:32 pm

A district security guard blocks a journalist covering the NagaWorld casino labor dispute on March 15, 2022.

NagaWorld Dispute: Workers Defy Leaders and Continue Protest, New Union Appears

Amid new turns in the long-running NagaWorld labor dispute on Tuesday, workers simply continued their protests, landing 166 of them once again in brief Covid-19 quarantine.

Keat Soriththeavy Mar 15, 7:22 pm

The park in front of Phnom Penh's NagaWorld hotel and casino complex, decorated for Chinese New Year, on March 1, 2021. (Danielle Keeton-Olsen/VOD)

NagaCorp Sets Deadline for Striking Workers

Striking NagaWorld casino workers are “welcome” to return to their jobs without repercussions until Wednesday — after which they will be terminated for serious misconduct, NagaCorp said in a letter to protesters.

Chhorn Raksmey Mar 4, 5:34 pm

Security officials drag a woman toward a bus as authorities continue detaining NagaWorld strikers attempting to return to their protest, January 2, 2022. (Kuoy Langdy/VOD)

Few Left in Covid-19 Treatment as NagaWorld Protesters Weigh Return

NagaWorld strikers said two more workers with Covid-19 recovered on Monday, leaving nine in treatment as protesters temporarily put their street rallies on hold.

Chhorn Raksmey Feb 28, 4:05 pm

Union members protest outside the NagaWorld 2 casino on February 23, 2022. (Mam Sovathin)

NagaWorld Workers Reach Casino Doorstep, While Others Asked to Pay $1,250 Fines

Sixteen NagaWorld strikers reached the front step of the casino complex — the closest they got to the company’s buildings in weeks — and held banners there Wednesday evening before being shoved into a city bus by police and carted away.

Chhorn Raksmey Feb 23, 9:00 pm