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Fire and Life Safety Risk Profile
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Better Factories CambodiaThis document provides an analysis of inherent fire and building safety risks in the Cambodian garment and footwear industry and suggests possible mitigation measures as well as recommendations to key stakeholders to reduce these industry risks.
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Fire Safety Guidelines
Publication Year: 2013 / Sources: Better Factories CambodiaThis guideline is designed to provide employers, managers, and workers with key information on the severe risks that fires pose at the workplace as well as on their prevention and control. This document also assists those who are responsible for ensuring safety at the workplace to prevent the catastrophic loss of life and property that could result from a fire.
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Women and Gender Issues in Trade Unions in the Cambodian Garment Industry
Publication Year: 2011 / Sources: International Labour Organization (ILO)Working conditions of women in the garment sector have been discussed in a number of reports especially since the Better Factories Cambodia Project. It is important to underline here that since the majority of garment workers come from rural areas, and often live away from traditional family support structures, they are much more vulnerable to exploitation and to work-related problems than other workers.
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The Precarious Status of Migrants in Thailand: Reflections on the Exodus of Cambodian Migrants and Lessons Learnt
Publication Year: -- / Sources: Mekong Migration Network (MMN)In June 2014 as the media began to report the arrest and deportation of migrant workers, the number of Cambodian migrants who were being repatriated or leaving Thailand quickly rose. In the face of this unprecedented phenomenon, both governmental and non governmental agencies were struggling to meet the needs of those who returned to Cambodia.
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Cambodia’s Labor Migration: Analysis of the Legal Framework
Publication Year: 2011 / Sources: The Asia FoundationThe Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) continues to develop policies concerning the migration of the Cambodian workforce overseas as a way of increasing domestic economic growth and combating unemployment. As regular migration for labor increases so does irregular migration.The Report analyzed the rules that govern regular migration while identifying legislation that can be employed to protect those who become victims during irregular migration and be used against those who perpetrate and profit from it.
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