The Kampong Speu Provincial Administration announced that a delegation from UMAC – a joint venture between German and Chinese investors – plan to open six factories in the province, with a capital investment of about $50 million. The six state-of-the-art factories are expected to create up to 10,000 jobs.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the launch of a new policy, saying that the government would assist pregnant factory workers until their children reach two years of age.
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The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has instructed all relevant departments and sub-national administrations to organise celebrations of International Labour Day on May 1. The 137th anniversary of International Labour Day will be observed this year with the theme “Peace, stability, occupation, and employment”, according to minister Ith Samheng’s April 21 statement.
The Ministry of Justice and the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) have rebuffed calls for the release of nine former NagaWorld employees currently detained on charges of “incitement to cause social chaos”, in relation to their ongoing labour dispute with the integrated casino resort.