On December 27th, a thirty-year-old Cambodian farm worker was found dead in a greenhouse in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province in sub-zero conditions. This is the latest incident in a series of investigations of human rights violations regarding migrant worker conditions in South Korea. The police investigation revealed the dire conditions in which the workers were living in, being forced to use the vinyl greenhouse without heating as their dormitory. They are currently evaluating the legality and lax management of the vinyl greenhouse the workers worked and slept in. The woman has been working in these conditions for the past 4 years and was due to return to Cambodia on January 10th, the date on which her low-skilled worker’s visa expired.
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Thailand grants 200K migrant work permits
Tue, 16 February 2021
More than 200,000 Cambodian workers have been provided legal status by the Thai government to continue working in the country.
This came after Thailand gave migrant workers from neighbouring countries including Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar one month starting January 15 to apply for two-year work and legal residence permits.
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour told The Post on February 14 that of the 654,864 foreign workers who registered with the Thai Ministry of Labour between January 15 and February 13, a total of 203,670 were Cambodians.
“Foreign workers from the three countries amounted to 596,502 employed workers – of which 180,476 are Cambodian – and 58,362 unemployed workers with 23,203 being Cambodian,” Sour said.
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Youths queue to apply for a job at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on February 12, 2021. Labour Ministry
Youth job programme has nearly 400 openings
Tue, 16 February 2021
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced cooperation with three companies to provide nearly 400 job opportunities for the country’s youth, organised into a monthly job interview programme set to begin on February 17.
A post on the ministry’s Facebook page named the participating firms as Manulife Insurance Company, Vital Company and ABA Bank.
According to the ministry, the programme is part of a government initiative to establish forums for providing opportunities to the general public. Youth seeking employment or internships and others looking to change jobs can access opportunities and save time by utilising the resource centre.
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Cambodian embassy representatives in Thailand on February 15 went to the Chachoengsao provincial police station to request the assistance of the Thai authorities for a Cambodian worker who was allegedly violently beaten by his Thai employer. Cambodia Embassy in Bangkok
Justice sought in case of beaten migrant worker
Tue, 16 February 2021
Cambodian embassy representatives in Thailand are demanding justice for a Cambodian worker who was allegedly violently beaten by his Thai employer.
The 34-year-old worker, Nan Nam Sok from Battambang province, sustained significant head injuries after being beaten with a gun at Banmai market in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province on February 12.
Cambodian workers taking a language class before their employment in South Korea. - EEDO
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that permits some Cambodian workers to find employment there under the Korean Employment Permit System (EPS).
For over a decade now, nearly 70,000 Cambodians have found employment in South Korea through the EPS.
The original MoU was co-signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen and former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in November 2006.
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training’s committee in charge of training and sending workers abroad and South Korea’s Human Resource Development Unit are the administering agencies for the MoU.