"Nearly 100 construction workers protest over unpaid wages", 02 June 2020

Nearly 100 workers of Chinese-owned Baye Construction Group Co in the capital’s Chamkar Mon district staged a protest ... to demand missing wages.

Sovana Rith, a worker, said ... 150 workers had protested to demand unpaid wages for April and May.

He said the workers negotiated with the company but it did not pay their missing wages.

“We worked for two months but were not paid full wages,” Mr Rith said.

He said the workers earn between $300 and $400 each per month but the company paid them only $30 in three instalments spread over both months.

“They gave only $10 per time and paid us three times over two months,” Mr Rith said. “We do not have enough money to spend for our needs.”...

Ang Sereipesith, a district deputy governor, said ... local authorities had intervened in the case...

“I told the workers to stop protesting because we already have a solution,” Mr Sereipesith said. “We met with the company representatives and they said the company will pay their wages.”...

Meanwhile, the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia said ... the government should extend the special allowance for laid off garment workers to construction workers too.

BWTUC secretary general Yan Thy said construction workers were also affected by the company’s shutting down or suspending operations during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Mr Thy appealed to companies to pay construction workers on time because most of them are paid daily and need the money for their expenses...