Safety
As road accidents rise, garment workers face a dangerous commute
NGOs and the Cambodian government seek to make factory employees safer on the way to work, but transportation options are limited Read More
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The Solidarity Center, with funding from USAID, is partnering with Southeast Asia Globe throughout 2021 to support the publication of stories about issues impacting workers in Cambodia and highlight the possibilities for promoting decent work and labor rights.
- 1 As road accidents rise, garment workers face a dangerous commute
- 2 Cambodian migrant workers struggle to survive in locked-down Thailand
- 3 In Cambodia, Siem Reap airport feels the full force of tourism downturn
Covid-19
Cambodian migrant workers struggle to survive in locked-down Thailand
As Thailand undergoes its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet, much of the country has been placed under strict lockdown. For low-wage Cambodian migrant workers in the kingdom, this has meant a lack of food, wages and healthcare, while returning home is no easy feat Read More
Covid-19
In Cambodia, Siem Reap airport feels the full force of tourism downturn
As flights to Siem Reap airport dropped to an unprecedented zero last month, workers at the once-bustling entry point are facing reduced pay and layoffs. Like their tourism counterparts across the struggling city, many make ends meet with loans and ad hoc work Read More
The Solidarity Center is the largest U.S.-based international worker rights organization with programs in 60 countries, including Cambodia. The Solidarity Center’s mission is to help workers attain safe and healthy workplaces, family-supporting wages, dignity on the job and greater equity at work and in their community. To do this it partners directly with workers and their unions, supporting their struggle for respect, fair wages, better workplaces and a voice in the global economy.
With the support of USAID, the Solidarity Center is implementing the Labor Rights in Cambodia program.