Phnom Penh Post | 9 November 2018 The Manpower Association of Cambodia and the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Thai-Cambodian Relations Association on Wednesday to promote rights and welfare and protect Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand. The MoU is a new measure by the three agencies to […]
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Khmer Times | 5 november 2018 There were about 1.8 million documented and undocumented migrant workers working overseas in the first six months of this year, an increase of nearly 20,000 when compared to the same period last year, according to the National Committee for Counter Trafficking. The NCCT noted in a report issued last
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Bangkok Post | 6 August 2018 A plan to attract thousands of foreign workers into the Thai fishing industry is taking shape with Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo likely to meet his counterparts from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam after Aug 15 to establish the terms. Govt to seek migrants for fish industry The date is
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More than 100 hopeful migrant workers yesterday filed a complaint to the Labour Ministry over the sluggish processing times at one of its approved recruitment agencies. According to the complaint, 116 workers from Phnom Penh and other provinces contacted the SKMN Investment Company three months ago to have it prepare legal work documents for them
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31st January 2017 By Jolovan Wham Last month, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower announced that Cambodia will be a source country for domestic workers from 2017. According to media reports, between 1000 to 1200 domestic workers will be recruited by employment agencies here. This is three times the number now in Singapore. While we welcome
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30 May 2016, Khmer Times In an attempt to protect the interests and safety of Cambodian maids who travel to Malaysia, the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia National Association of Employment Agencies (PIKAP) last week, according to officials. Minister of Labor Ith Samheng, who witnessed the
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19 February 2016, Arab News The Cambodian government has set up 42 recruiting offices in the country. The offices will send domestic workers to the Kingdom during the coming months, the Ministry of Labor announced on Thursday. Last week, the Kingdom and Cambodia signed a deal for the recruitment of domestic and general workers. The
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12 February 2016, Videonews Cambodian Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng has met with his Saudi counterpart in Riyadh, where the two inked a memorandum of understanding — the first in a series of steps to send Cambodians to work in the Gulf country. However, the announcement Friday of Thursday’s meeting was met with concern from
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25 January 2016, The Phnom Penh Post The Ministry of Labour on Saturday issued a 12-point set of standards for recruitment agencies sending workers abroad, warning operators they have just over a month to comply. The directive, issued by Minister of Labour Ith Samheng, is part of the government’s efforts to improve safety for migrants,
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21 December 2015, The Phnom Penh Post Prime Minister Hun Sen signed five deals with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha during a state visit on Friday and Saturday, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties, ramp up trade and improve the conditions of migrant workers. The prime ministers agreed to step up border patrols to combat logging,
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