CIVIL SOCIETY (23rd – 27th Mar. 2026)
| Surveys show mounting hardship among returning migrant workers, with only about 7,000 hired by factories while some have been forced to accept low-skill jobs returnees, despite official claims that 650,000 migrants have secured jobs https://shorturl.at/RQ1vd ; Unionists involved in Cambodia’s longest-running labor dispute rallied for a third time this year outside Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld casino resort. https://shorturl.at/pfj5M ; Pich Piseth, leader of the Coalition-AI union at a garment factory in Preah Sihanouk province, was sentenced to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said. https://shorturl.at/fEuVc ; A garment worker was found guilty of incitement for criticizing the Cambodia –Thailand border conflict over social media and insulting a public official. Hul Monisamorn was sentenced by Phnom Penh Municipal Court to two years’ jail and fined four million riel or about $1,000. About 30 people, including opposition members, activists and journalists, and a private school teacher were arrested between July 2025 and February this year for allegedly posting comments on social media about the border clash with Thailand, which occurred in July and December, before a ceasefire was reached. |
