Toll road decision leaves some workers jobless, uncompensated

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen’s snap decision to scrap toll fees on National Road 4 in January may have proved popular with motorists, but the political “gift” has left some 500 workers without compensation and an unknown number still unemployed.

Former toll booth workers at AZ Distribution Co. on 1 March implored the premier to speed up the compensation process after the surprise cancellation of their company’s contract on 14 January.

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