Medical workers have taken throat swabs to check for infections in more than 2,000 factory workers in Kampong Cham province’s Cheung Prey district after they gathered to block National Road 6 in protest on May 29.
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More unemployment benefits on the way for garment and tourism sectors
Wed, 12 May 2021
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced the provision of the 60th round of unemployment benefits for over 5,000 workers in the garment and tourist sectors affected by the pandemic.
In a notice on May 11, the ministry said the provision of the unemployment benefits is for 5,262 workers at 29 factories and enterprises in the garment and tourist sectors who had their employment contracts suspended.
Electronic payments service provider Wing will send SMS messages about the government payments to the worker’s phone numbers listed with their employers, according to the notice.
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Some 200 garment workers gathered on May 10 on Veng Sreng Street in Stung Meanchey III commune’s Damnak Thum Pir village in the capital’s Meanchey district to seek reduction in monthly rates for rental units. Facebook
Cash-strapped workers seek reduction in monthly rates for rental units
Tue, 11 May 2021
Some 200 garment workers gathered on May 10 on Veng Sreng Street in Stung Meanchey III commune’s Damnak Thum Pir village in the capital’s Meanchey district to demand that the Phnom Penh municipal authorities help facilitate a 50 per cent reduction in monthly rates for rental units.
Cambodian Labour Confederation president Ath Thon told The Post on May 11 that the workers made the demand because they had not received their wages due to the lockdown. This came after Prime Minister Hun Sen urged landlords to reduce monthly rates as their tenants had encountered extreme financial difficulties.
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Garment workers stand in front of their rented apartments in Stung Meanchey III commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district last week. YOUSOS APDOULRASHIM
Factories in yellow zones reopen, but not good news for all workers
Tue, 4 May 2021
At least 95 factories in Phnom Penh’s yellow zones have reopened over the past week, but workers have yet to return to work because they remained stuck in the red and orange zones, according to Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour.
Sour was speaking at a special May 3 forum on actions and results of measure enforcement to contain the pandemic attended by relevant ministries and institutions and broadcast on the National Television of Cambodia (TVK).
A total of 206 factories have now been temporarily closed due to the ongoing Covid-19 community outbreak, with 1,673 workers known to have contracted the virus and over 17,000 additional workers currently isolated in quarantine