Trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs), called on the court
and government to release all “prisoners of conscience” amid the reports of
Covid-19 cases within prisons.
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The Association of Khmer-Vietnamese in the Kingdom of Cambodia (AKVKC) and
owners of fish farms that utilise floating cages and who live in floating
houses on the rivers running through Phnom Penh have submitted a letter to
Phnom Penh municipal Hall requesting a postponement of the removal of the
floating cages until the end of 2021.
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Seven NagaWorld union representatives submitted a petition with 2,049
thumbprints from employees both employed and newly jobless to the Labor
Ministry, contesting NagaWorld’s decision to lay off more than 15 percent of
its staff.
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More than 300 families in Kandal province’s Tuol Pich commune remain at
risk of losing land they have farmed for decades despite a pledge from
provincial authorities to resolve the dispute within the week. The pledge
came after soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesting villagers last
Thursday, leaving an elderly man injured.
More than 100 villagers have planned to block the entrance to the Kandal
province construction site of Phnom Penh’s new international airport, as
they hold out to be compensated at market prices while the governor
threatens legal action.
