Civil Society (23rd– 27th SEP. 2019)
A human rights official in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province has expressed concerns over new apartment blocks he says are being built specifically for Chinese nationals, amid reports of the migrants committing criminal activities in other parts of the country.
Unions, employers and the government have agreed to increase the minimum wage of textile and footwear factory workers by $8 next year, despite some workers saying that the bump is not enough to improve their living standards.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Hall has allowed teachers to mark World Teachers’ Day early next month. It will also accept a petition from the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (Cita).https://bit.ly/2nJxoAJ; https://bit.ly/2nIjLBQ;
