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Union leaders to discuss union law with minister
Labor Minister Ith Samheng agreed to have talks with three union leaders who requested a meeting to discuss amending the Trade Union Law, however he said the law would not change and would still be implemented as it stands. Mr. Samheng told Khmer Times after an ...
Government floats new pay scheme
Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng on February 15 fingered large end-of-contract severance payments as a prime reason owners flee when their factories go bankrupt, suggesting the introduction of a yearly bonus scheme and fortnightly salaries would “reduce the risk” of garment workers being left ...
Myanmar plans to sign labour pact with Japan
Myanmar is planning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japanese government to send Myanmar workers to Japan, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population on February 13. “Japan and Myanmar have similar lifestyles. So, they are like Myanmar. To my knowledge, ...
Factory workers in limbo
More than 400 workers from the Chun Chao garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district protested in front of their factory on February 13 after discovering the owner had fled the country without paying workers their January wages. A garment worker who only identified herself ...
Unions want meet with Minister to discuss Labor Law problems
Three union leaders have requested a meeting with Labor Minister Ith Samheng next week to discuss the contentious Trade Union Law. The three leaders – Collective Union of Movement of Workers president Pav Sina, Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union president Ath Thorn and Cambodian ...
Myanmar garment workers’ rights abuse critical, says report
Myanmar garment workers’ rights have now reached critical levels under criteria set by international labour laws, a director of the Labour Rights Defenders and Promoters Daw Ei Shwe Zin Nyunt said on February 7. Her comments came as ‘The Myanmar Dilemma Report” on the condition ...
Workers to get Thai legal permits
In coordination with Thai officials, Cambodia’s Labor Ministry has set up a new process to help migrant workers in Thailand receive passports, travel cards or Overseas Cambodian Worker Cards. For many Cambodians it will end a gray area in which they have been issued with what ...
Garment firms focus on social responsibility
Unions are welcome, and could help garment factories improve their corporate social responsibility functions, a leading manufacturer has said. U Aung Myo Hein, central executive committee member of Myanmar Garment Manufacturers’ Association, told The Myanmar Times that many factories in Myanmar had missed out on ...
Companies to pay $2,000 a month to new university graduates
Some Vietnamese companies have confirmed they are willing to offer monthly pay of $2,000 to new university graduates. Le Quang Tien, former vice president of FPT, the Vietnamese largest information technology group, conducted a mini survey on salaries for new graduates after a debate about the ...
Myanmar to boost its Thai embassy staffing
Three additional labour attachés will be assigned to Myanmar’s embassy in Thailand next year, the labour minister announced on December 18. More labour officers are being assigned in order to handle the high volume of cases stemming from the large number of Myanmar migrants working there, ...