workers rights



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 06, 2020 • 4 min read

Photography Irving Penh: Portraits of Phnom Penh’s riverside sellers

By Alastair McCready • Oct 06, 2020
The vendors plying their trade on Phnom Penh's streets play an invaluable but under-appreciated role supporting life in the capital. But using their makeshift riverside studio, two photographers set out to place these overlooked workers in the spotlight

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 09, 2020 • 5 min read

Opinion Why Indonesian workers should be concerned about the Omnibus Bill

By Dominique Virgil and Rahma Safira • Jul 09, 2020
With Indonesia's controversial and sweeping pro-investment Omnibus Bill set to be passed this year, researchers at Amnesty International Indonesia explain why workers should be concerned about the legislation's finer details

Oct 21, 2015 • 9 min read
Workers

Divided they fall: Cambodia's unions

Last year, trade unionism in Cambodia appeared to have reached its high-water mark. But with minimum wage negotiations taking place this month, there are already concerns it has become a divided and weakened movement
By David Hutt • Oct 21, 2015

Aug 27, 2015 • 9 min read
Mae Sot

A break for the border

Positioned on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, Mae Sot has long attracted migrant workers who are largely responsible for that region’s economic success. Now, with improving infrastructure and social reforms, the town could be set to boost the Kingdom’s business profile even further
By Denise Hruby • Aug 27, 2015

Mar 01, 2014 • 7 min read

Minimum maximum

Recent violence in Cambodia linked to protests over wage levels underlines the struggle between workers, governments and business owners
By Daniel Besant • Mar 01, 2014

Feb 10, 2014 • 7 min read
Gemstone Mining

Land of broken dreams

Every day, hundreds of men, women and children risk their lives mining for gems in a remote corner of Cambodia. A young miner and his father share their stories and struggles as they carve out an existence
By Jennifer Meszaros • Feb 10, 2014