"Workers’ rights groups hand over petition to government, business groups", 31 May 2019

Unions, associations and civil society organisations have handed over a petition to the government and the private sector requesting solutions on 11 priority issues aimed to protect the rights of workers. The petition, which focuses on the promotion of human rights and labour rights, was handed over to seven ministries and Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

Ou Tep Phallin, president of the Cambodian Food and Service Workers Federation, said at a press conference ... that the seven ministries included the women’s affairs, labour, health, interior, foreign affairs, land management and tourism ministries...

The Council of Ministers and the Justice Ministry refused the petition, she noted. Ms Phallin added that they also sent the petition to business groups...

Sok Kin, president of the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia, ... said that garment and footwear sectors, along with construction workers, make up a large portion of the labour market in the country... “According to our survey, the wage for construction workers are still low and the danger levels at work are still high,” Mr Kin said.

...The petition outlined 11 priority issues concerning workers, including the provision of nurseries in the workplace, establishing a one-stop service centre for victims of domestic violence, provide social protection for street vendors and workers in the informal economy, as well as setting a minimum wage for various sectors...