by Tula Connell | Jan 18, 2019 | Asia, Cambodia, Freedom to Form Unions, Trade Union Strengthening, Workers & Human Rights
At Cambodia’s iconic Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, trash collectors employed by the contractor V-Green are back on the job with a boost in pay this week after 200 workers waged weeks-long lunchtime protests for better wages, safer working conditions and...
by Tula Connell | Aug 20, 2018 | Asia, Cambodia, Freedom to Form Unions, Trade Union Strengthening, Workers & Human Rights
From the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat to the palaces and pagodas of Phnom Penh, Cambodia draws vast numbers of tourists from around the world—more than 5.6 million in 2017—who help make the country the sixth fastest-growing economy in the world, with travel...
by Tula Connell | Jun 5, 2018 | Asia, Cambodia, Global Supply Chains, Migration & Trafficking, Rule of Law, Thailand, Workers & Human Rights
Rural Cambodian villagers who say they were trafficked for forced labor in the shrimp processing industry in Thailand are challenging a ruling by a California federal district court that dismissed their case against the Thai and U.S. companies that benefited from...
by Tula Connell | Nov 15, 2017 | Cambodia, Colombia, Domestic Worker Rights, Dominican Republic, Equality & Inclusion, Freedom to Form Unions, Honduras, Informal Economy, Tunisia, Workers & Human Rights
“Informal workers are organizing and they will organize as long as there is injustice and oppression,” says Sue Schurman, distinguished professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers University. Opening a Solidarity Center book launch and panel...
by Tula Connell | Aug 7, 2017 | Asia, Cambodia, Safety & Health, Workers & Human Rights
Cambodia’s Siem Reap temple complex draws millions of tourists each year. But what most tourists do not see are the restoration workers like Ong Kay, who are paid low wages and toil under the hot sun without safety clothing or equipment to protect against...
by Carolyn Butler | Jul 31, 2017 | Asia, Cambodia
A $60,000 claim by Cambodia’s largest brewer against the Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation (CFSWF) and its leader, Sar Mora, was dismissed this week by the Cambodian Provincial Court in Sihanoukville, putting an end to what the union alleges is the latest...
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