The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced the provision of financial assistance to 6,303 workers suspended from 34 factories and enterprises in the garment sector. The suspensions were due to global economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ministry said the Wing Specialised Bank would handle the payments and SMS messages – alerting them that the money is available for pickup – will be sent to the mobile phone of each worker.
“If you were suspended from one of the 34 factories or enterprises covered and you don’t receive the messages from Wing Bank, please contact the administrators at your factory for more information or to update your phone number with them,” the ministry notice said.
Funding for the Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation in February has significantly decreased compared to January.
The foundation’s press release on March 17 reported that in February the foundation had received donations of only 304,318,100 riel and $189,018, while in January donations had been 2,305,085,600 riel and $2,460,020 respectively.
Only 5,365 donations were received in February including four from honourary members, 4,698 from supporting members, 663 from other people and money through three fundraising centres.
The number of people who contributed in January totalled 16,097 including 24 honourary members, 15,257 supporting members, and 816 other people. Other donations came from entrance fees for visiting the Angkor archaeological park in the fourth quarter of 2020 and money donated through four fundraising places.