Cambodia: Covid-19 pandemic used for union busting | Human Rights Watch

Cambodia: Covid-19 Pandemic Used for Union Busting

Severe Restrictions, No Redress for Garment, Tourism Workers The Cambodian government has used the Covid-19 pandemic to jail union activists, restrict union registration, and block the right to strike in the garment and tourism industries. The authorities have also permitted employers to evade labor regulations and engage in unfair labor practices in violation of Cambodian and international law.

Strict restrictions, no legal protections for clothing, tourism workers

The Cambodian government has used the Covid-19 pandemic to jail union activists, restrict union registration and block the right to strike in the garment and tourism industries. Authorities have also allowed employers to circumvent labor regulations and engage in unfair labor practices that violate Cambodian and international law.

The Cambodian government and some employers have used various legal and administrative tactics to weaken Cambodia's independent trade union movement and violate workers' rights during the Covid-19 pandemic. Measures taken to deal with the severe economic impact of the pandemic have penalized independent unions while benefiting pro-employer unions, which have been quick to register with the government, like "making instant noodles," as one prominent union leader put it.

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