labour

Union Leaders Vow Labor Day Marches Despite Ban

Thousands of workers are expected to gather across Phnom Penh for International Labor Day rallies on Wednesday, with independent workers union leaders vowing to defy a government ban on marching and restrictions on attendance numbers.

Five Garment Workers Lose Hands in Truck Crash

Five garment factory workers had their hands amputated after the flatbed truck they were travelling in to work crashed into the side of an oncoming vehicle in Kompong Speu province’s Oudong district on Thursday morning.

W&D Factory Reinstates Workers After Hun Sen’s Demand

About 900 sacked workers from the W&D garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district returned to work on Friday, ending an almost three-month labor dispute after Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly demanded their reinstatement.

PM Publicly Orders End to ‘Illegal’ W&D Strikes

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told Cambodian Labor Confederation leader Ath Thorn to stop his members at Phnom Penh’s W&D garment factory from holding “illegal” strikes for benefits they say they are owed.