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PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth said the ministry has taken another step towards implementing a campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags in factories and manufacturing enterprises, with unions voicing their support for its efforts to address the issue.
Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng met with around 1,000 members of the Collective Workers Rights Protection Union of Cambodia (CWPUC) on July 18 and praised its efforts in solving workers’ problems.
The government will on August 1 double its assistance for pregnant workers and civil servants, as well as women with IDPoor cards, until the child is two years old.
The Kampong Speu Provincial Administration announced that a delegation from UMAC – a joint venture between German and Chinese investors – plan to open six factories in the province, with a capital investment of about $50 million. The six state-of-the-art factories are expected to create up to 10,000 jobs.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the launch of a new policy, saying that the government would assist pregnant factory workers until their children reach two years of age.