More than 300 Cambodian migrant workers out of a total of 3,000 employed at the GFN chicken processing factory in Nong Yai district of Thailand’s Chonburi province went on strike on the evening of March 7 after the factory terminated 32 Cambodian workers in response to their demands for better working conditions.
The Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW (NGO-CEDAW) which works on gender and women’s rights in Cambodia, identified challenges women face during the Covid-19 epidemic such as those related to health, rights, and education, especially the economic hardships in families at risk.
Nearly 200 families of Andong Kraloeng village in Mondulkiri province are calling on authorities to prevent further clearing of land in the community by a powerful policeman known as Thang Rithy. However, land clearing activities continue despite the community and authorities trying to stop them.
