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Villagers Claim Soldiers Hired to Prevent Planting
Villagers in Koh Kong’s Botum Sakor district said Friday that Union Development Group (UDG) used military forces to prevent villagers from planting paddy rice on land that is locked in a longstanding dispute, a claim the military denied.
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March Blocked as Factory Protest Continues
More than 500 workers from the Ocean Garment Factory were blocked from marching to the Labor Ministry yesterday as they continued to protest the company’s offer of a $15 salary for this month, after it suspended operations from May 26 to June 26 due to lack of orders.
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New Guidelines Aim to Protect Women, Children
A 100-page set of guidelines for the legal protection of the rights of women and children was launched by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Phnom Penh yesterday in a bid to address shortfalls in how the judicial system handles cases such as rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment.
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CPP Passes Judicial Laws in Senate
Three controversial draft laws that sailed through the National Assembly last month were rubber-stamped by the Senate yesterday, according to a Senate statement, amid an opposition boycott of the session and despite near-universal condemnation.
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Officials Protect Private Company’s Machines
Chroy Changva district security guards yesterday stopped villagers from preventing a private company from pumping sand onto the wetlands behind their homes.
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Khmer Krom Want Apology
A Khmer Krom association threatened this week to protest against the Vietnamese government after an official said that the former Kampuchea Krom provinces belonged to Vietnam long before France’s official transfer of the land in 1949.
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Controversial Judiciary Laws Pass in Senate Without Debate
With all 11 senators from the opposition boycotting their seats, the Senate yesterday passed three controversial judiciary laws which critics say will tighten government control of the courts.
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Gov’t Called Upon to Stamp Out Child Labor
The government must make more of an effort to not only eradicate child labor, but also its underlying causes, and ensure that children attend school, local rights group Licadho said yesterday.
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Ocean Garment Strike Fails to Reach Hun Sen’s Gates
Striking workers at a Por Senchey garment factory trying to march to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s home were blocked by police yesterday.
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Gov’t Moves to Assist Workers Fleeing Thailand
As another estimated 10,000 migrant workers poured over the border from Thailand yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered 150 military trucks to bring them back to their homes provinces, according to the governor of Poipet City.
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City Hall Puts an End to Unsuccessful Street Sweep Campaign
Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday suspended its campaign to clear the city of street-sellers and beggars and said that the project would not resume until it develops a viable plan to accommodate those rounded up.
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Confidence for Plan Low
Union officials and the garment sector’s factory association said yesterday they supported a new program meant to enhance relations between employers and employees, but remained sceptical of how effective it would be.
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Illegal Logging Forum Banned in Preah Vihear
Preah Vihear officials abruptly barred environmental activists from holding a planned public forum yesterday, with the activists claiming it was for political reasons and official saying the group had failed to go through the proper channels.
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Migrant Laborers Flood Border
Din Phivorn, 20, crammed into a Thai army truck yesterday morning with 15 or so other migrant workers and headed to the Poipet checkpoint he crossed more than two years ago, lured by the promise of work.
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Strike Over Late Wages at Factory
Workers at a Kampot province cement factory began striking yesterday, protesting late payment of their salaries for May.
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NGOs Say Vagrant Sweep ‘One Big Mess’
Child protection groups who ostensibly partnered with City Hall in a campaign to clear the city’s streets of vagrants said the fate of some street people remained a mystery yesterday after the municipality offered suspect figures on those rounded up.
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Cambodia Elected to ILO Body
Cambodia was last week elected as a regular member to the International Labor Organization’s Governing Body.
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Cambodian Slaves Put Prawns in West’s shops
Slaves forced to work for no pay for years at a time under threat of extreme violence are being used in Thailand in the production of seafood sold by major US, British and other European retailers.
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Authorities Nixed Prey Lang Meet-Up: Activists
A public forum due to be held yesterday by the Prey Lang Community Network in Preah Vihear province’s Chey Sen district was cancelled after the provincial authorities banned the meeting.
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Date for KRT Hearing Set as Reparations Discussed
Lawyers, NGOs and government agency representatives met in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss potential reparations projects for civil parties in the second phase of the Khmer Rouge tribunal case against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, which the Trial Chamber yesterday scheduled to start on July 30.
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