Four NagaWorld workers who were summoned to appear before the municipal police before Saturday were turned away on Friday and told their case was now with the courts.
After 10 days of self-isolation, NagaWorld strikers returned for another round of Covid-19 testing and were given no further instructions to stay home — leading them to begin planning for a return to rallies.
NagaWorld protesters are not permitted to rally in public spaces, City Hall said on Tuesday, urging them to gather at a park in the city’s outskirts when workers clear Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements.
Though quarantine NagaWorld union workers say PCR test results trickled in this week, one told VOD he had received conflicting information about his infection status.
Three NagaWorld protesters who were arrested on Saturday have been charged for obstruction under the Covid-19 Law. Three U.N. rapporteurs said they were concerned over the killing last November of a CNRP activist in Phnom Penh.
NagaCorp’s revenue dropped 74 percent and staff count by 26 percent in a year hit with Covid-19 disruptions, but the company’s acquisition of property and equipment more than doubled to $384 million amid its investment in NagaWorld 3.
Global unions and federations expressed their support and protested the arrest and termination of NagaWorld workers on Monday, as daily rallies came to a halt after authorities ordered all workers to isolate for seven days.
UPDATED 9:52 p.m. — At least two NagaWorld union members have been arrested Saturday evening, according to police, following Covid-19 testing of more than 200 protesters.
More than 200 protesting casino workers were tested for Covid-19 Saturday evening and told to self-isolate for seven days even if they were negative.
Police blocked NagaWorld strikers from leaving their daily rally late Friday afternoon, saying they needed to be tested for Covid-19. An earlier positive test for a woman — who said she has not attended the protests since January 15 after finding out she was pregnant — led to a strong health response on Friday.
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