Unions, human rights organizations, local communities and other groups called on the government and National Bank to order MFIs to suspend all loan repayments and interest accrual for at least three months, and return land titles held as collateral to borrowers to avoid threats to land tenure and “further risky loans” that could lead to human rights abuses. Cambodia’s microfinance sectors have rejected a call by NGOs for a blanket suspension of the repayment of loans made to Cambodians hard hit by recent business shutdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying requests for relief must be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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Workers Unions representing over 10,000 workers in the Kingdom have requested the government an increase in minimum wage to $250 per month for garment workers, an augmentation of $60 in wage compared to the original stipend imposed in 2020.
Worker unions and rights groups have decided to cancel all planned events for the international labor day , and will instead hold an online conference on labor rights.
Cambodian NGOs and opposition figures are urging government authorities to demand that Vietnam remove a string of military shelters set up in a disputed border area, calling the tents’ presence on the border an attempt to encroach on Cambodian territory.
Authorities in Cambodia are using the coronavirus to carry out “arbitrary arrests” of opposition supporters and government critics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, noting that at least 30 people have been detained for spreading “fake news” and other offenses since the start of the pandemic.https://bit.ly/2VW5Kz0;
