Cambodia’s position on the worldwide Corruption Perceptions Index has sunk to 162nd place, according to the 2019 Transparency International (TI) report released Thursday, maintaining the country’s title as the most corrupt in Southeast Asia. Now in its 25th year, the index measures public sector corruption and scores 180 countries and territories with a value ranging from 0 (most corrupt) to 100 (least corrupt). Cambodia scored a 20 for the second year in a row, suggesting anti-corruption efforts have stalled. The average score for a country in the index is 43.
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VONAMMY (Cambodia) Garment Co Ltd, a factory in Takeo province, was the site of yet another case of mass fainting. 53 more workers lost consciousness and had to be taken for medical care, with authorities blaming the incident on hot and stuffy conditions at the plant.
Union leaders and workers paid tribute to prominent workers’ rights activist Chea Vichea in front of his statue at Wat Langka pagoda in Phnom Penh.
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Kampong Speu provincial authorities sent Cambodian Federation of Labour Union (CFLU) officials to the provincial court amid allegations that they led workers to stage illegal demonstrations in front of the Park Handbag Factory in Trapaing Kong commune of Samrong Tong district from January 8-16.
More than 50 vendors from Otres beach in Sihanoukville protested outside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house in the capital, seeking a solution and compensation after their stalls were dismantled by provincial authorities.
Union leaders warned that garment workers and unionists will protest if the 1997 labour law articles are amended to night and day shift workers receiving equal pay.
Interior Ministry officials met with representatives of civil society group over amendments to the Law on Association and Non-governmental Organisations and asked them to submit their bank statements to the ministry to curb terrorist financing and money laundering.http://bit.ly/2victbT;
