BEEP expansion to benefit garment workers
Labour Ministry and Unesco are to expand the Basic Education Equivalent Project.
Tag: garment workers
W&D workers pessimistic over labour dispute resolution
Rallying W&D workers express difficulty in negotiating with the Labour Ministry.
Hun Sen raps CLC president over misguided protests
PM calls on Cambodian Labour Confederation president to stop encouraging protests.
Hun Sen asks a union leader not to urge workers to protest
PM calls on Cambodian Labour Confederation President Ath Thorn to stop urging protest.
District governors in Phnom Penh should focus more on their daily work: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered all district governors in Phnom Penh not to take part in his public gatherings and should focus more on their daily works to deal with all issues.
Hun Sen talks sudden threat scenarios
PM says he is contemplating an amendment concerning an unexpected death of a pm.
Millions spent on garment workers last year
Health Minister spent $21 million providing healthcare to garment workers last year.
NSSF pays out nearly $1.3 million to workers who gave birth
NSSF has paid out nearly $1.3 million to around 13,000 garment workers new-moms.
W&D factory highlights productivity drop
A representative of the W&D Garment Company says it lost about $1 million.
NSSF baby bonus figures
In the first two months of this year the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) paid out over $1.3 million to nearly 13,000 garment workers who gave birth in that time period.
Ministry highlights drop in strikes and demonstrations
The Labour Ministry has reported a sharp drop in the number of strikes and demonstrations involving garment workers last year.
Ministry notes drop in accidents involving garment workers
Number of garment workers who died in accidents sharply dropped, says report.
Workers blocked on way to PM’s home
Security forces prevent garment factory workers from marching to PM residence.
Workers blocked near Independence Monument
Hundreds of security forces today prevented almost a thousand garment factory workers from marching to the home of Prime Minister Hun Sen in order to seek intervention.
Reactions to possible EBA status loss
The Cambodian government asks all workers, especially garment workers, to carry on as usual and not worry about the possible withdrawal
Dozens honour slain Free Trade Union leader
Dozens mark the 15th anniversary of former FTU leader Chea Vichea’s death.
More than 400 workers protest over fears of closure
More than 400 garment workers from Long Victory International yesterday held a protest over fears that the company plans to shutter operations.
Dozens honour slain Free Trade Union leader
Dozens of unionists, garment workers and members of civil society marked the 15-year anniversary of former Free Trade Union leader Chea Vichea’s death today by holding a religious ceremony and urging police to speed up an investigation into his murder.
More than 2,000 workers protest after company suspends operations
More than 2,000 garment workers from Kingmakers (Cambodia) Footwear in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet city yesterday held a protest to demand 50 percent of their monthly wages.
Svay Rieng denounces striking garment workers
The Svay Rieng administration issues a statement saying striking garment workers from the Bai Hong factory are not yet considered official employees by the factory, noting they did not have the right to form a local union.
Bangladesh increases wage of protesting garment workers
The Bangladeshi government raises the pay of millions of garment workers.
Workers strike after company sold
More than 500 Quantum Clothing garment factory workers are on strike over missing benefits and wages.
Calm urged as garment workers go against the grain
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged thousands of garment workers to stop demanding one-time payments of owed seniority indemnity.
Garment factory workers abandoned by employer
Nearly 300 Uni Grand Garment workers are left distraught as they are missing wages.
Factory sacks striking garment workers
W&D factory fires +1,000 garment workers who were on strike for unpaid benefits.
Kandal garment factory workers on strike to demand healthcare
Hundreds of garment workers demand better working conditions.
Fifty garment workers injured in truck crash
Fifty garment workers are injured in a traffic accident in Svay Teap district.
$6 million spent on pregnant garment workers
The gov’t spent over $6 million on about 65,000 pregnant garment workers last year.
Striking workers given ultimatum
Garment workers on strike in Phnom Penh are defying an ultimatum made by some of their employers ordering them to return to work within 48 hours or lose their jobs.
Garment workers continue strike
Striking garment workers from two factories in Phnom Penh have refused to return to work until they have their benefits paid as stipulated by the Labour Law, despite a Labour Ministry letter ensuring them that they will get their benefits.
