A group of unions sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen suggesting the government ensure that furloughed employees receive 60 percent of their wages during COVID-19. https://bit.ly/2WCcCkg;
The Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA) has asked the Education Ministry to consider reopening educational institutions, as new cases of COVID-19 have not been detected in the country in the last three weeks.
Nearly 2,000 garment workers are now in limbo after their employer You Li International Garment Co Ltd in Svay Rieng provinces, Bavet city announced a suspension of operations as clothing orders dry up amid the coronavirus pandemic. Other more than 2,000 garment workers have been suspended from a factory in Svay Rieng province for two months, with the company saying it cut employees because the factory had received no orders from buyers amid the Covid-19 economic downturn.
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) urged landlords, who lease premises to garment, footwear and travel bag factories, to consider lowering their rental fees by at least 30 percent in order to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
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An organization set up to support Cambodia’s microfinance sector has 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.
More than 200 indigenous people in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district protested for access to farmland inside a wildlife sanctuary, which the Environment Ministry banned them from last month, citing conservation laws.https://bit.ly/2YVo7WV;
