• Khun Sear disputants jailed

    Khun Sear disputants jailed

    • Released Date: 19-Nov-2014

    A father and daughter who claim to have been victims of a string of abuses over the course of a long-running land dispute – including having snakes thrown into their house – were arrested yesterday.Ly Srea Kheng, 60, was arrested at his home in the c

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  • New wage not bad to many

    New wage not bad to many

    • Released Date: 14-Nov-2014

    Fri, 14 November 2014Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan A growing chorus of labour advocates yesterday continued to condemn the governments decision this week to set the minimum wage in the garment sector at $128 per month, even as many workers seemed read

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  • Little Union Support as Government Announces Raise in Wages

    Little Union Support as Government Announces Raise in Wages

    • Released Date: 13-Nov-2014

    WASHINGTON DC—The government announced Thursday it is willing to raise the minimum wage for factory workers to $128 per month, but some unions say that is not enough.Factories had said they cannot afford to raise the pay for workers, who in turn say

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  • Authorities Dig In as Eviction Deadline Nears

    Authorities Dig In as Eviction Deadline Nears

    • Released Date: 11-Nov-2014

    BY KHY SOVUTHY | NOVEMBER 11, 2014Armed authorities set up camp Monday near a waterfall on the outskirts of Sihanoukville popular among tourists, ahead of Tuesdays deadline for a community living on state land there to vacate the area, officials said

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  • Grand Twins Reportedly Fires Over 600 Workers

    Grand Twins Reportedly Fires Over 600 Workers

    • Released Date: 11-Nov-2014

    BY OUCH SONY AND SIMON HENDERSON | NOVEMBER 11, 2014Grand Twins International garment factory in Phnom Penh on Monday fired more than 600 workers for failing to show up at their stations on Saturday after they were informed by the company that attend

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  • Grand Twins workers to strike anew

    Grand Twins workers to strike anew

    • Released Date: 10-Nov-2014

    Striking workers at Cambodias only publicly listed garment factory yesterday said about 5,000 employees will hold a demonstration at the Phnom Penh business tomorrow after failing to achieve their demands.A majority of employees at Grand Twins Intern

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  • Villagers in Land Dispute Block Koh Kong Bridge

    Villagers in Land Dispute Block Koh Kong Bridge

    • Released Date: 04-Nov-2014

    Y KHUON NARIM | NOVEMBER 4, 2014About 100 villagers in a land dispute with a company owned by a prominent ruling-party politician in Koh Kong province Monday attempted to block traffic on the Koh Kong Bridge, which runs between Cambodia and Thailand,

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  • GMAC Demands Rong Chhun Retract Cash Donation Statement

    GMAC Demands Rong Chhun Retract Cash Donation Statement

    • Released Date: 03-Nov-2014

    PHNOM PENH, Nov.3, (Khmer Times) – The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has demanded that Union President Rong Chhun withdraw his accusation that GMAC has donated US$1 billion to government institutions.Mr. Chhun, president of the

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  • More unionists put under court watch

    More unionists put under court watch

    • Released Date: 01-Nov-2014

    Two more prominent union leaders have been put under court supervision in connection with mass garment sector strikes that spiralled into violence in December and January.Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun and Cambodian Alliance o

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  • Legal Victories Worthless in Womans Fight for Land

    Legal Victories Worthless in Womans Fight for Land

    • Released Date: 31-Oct-2014

    When Huot Sarom was forced to watch last month as authorities seized rice paddies she has been farming since 1979, it would have been easy to assume her 15-year battle to retain the land on the outskirts of Phnom Penh was finally at an end.Of the 5.6

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  • Factorys workers ordered back

    Factorys workers ordered back

    • Released Date: 30-Oct-2014

    Thu, 30 October 2014Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear Thousands of employees at Grand Twins International, Cambodias only publicly listed garment factory, will be back at the assembly line today after nearly two weeks on strike, accepting a court order to

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  • At Least Four Injured in Takeo Factory Collapse

    At Least Four Injured in Takeo Factory Collapse

    • Released Date: 21-Oct-2014

    At least four female workers were injured after the floor of a garment factory in Takeo province collapsed at about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, with a local health official saying the young women arrived at the hospital unconscious.Sao Chantha, director

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