The government shutdown of online gambling businesses this month won’t leave workers in Preah Sihanouk without job options, according to officials, who said there are plenty of opportunities to work in the province’s special economic zones.
Nearly 8,000 Cambodian staff working in casinos in Preah Sihanouk province have lost their jobs after the government ordered the shutdown of online gambling by the end of this year, according to a provincial official.
The government will stop issuing new licenses for online gambling operators and crack down on those running without licenses due to their impact on security and public order, according to a directive dated Sunday and signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
It’s a blind spot that you probably aren’t expecting to hear about on International Women’s Day: Not enough attention is being paid to the roles that men could play, or are playing, either in pushing the gender equality movement forward, or holding it back.
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