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A Boat without Anchors
Publication Year: 2012 / Sources: Jesuit Refugee ServiceEthnic Vietnamese groups have lived in Cambodia throughout contemporary history. Nowadays, they are one of the largest, if not the largest, minority group in Cambodia. Despite this, the ethnic Vietnamese population in Cambodia remains understudied, with little public information available about the minority group. This paper attempts to rectify this gap in the available research by assessing a significant issue faced by large parts of the group today: their claims to Cambodian citizenship.
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Perspectives Asia: The Gender Issue
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Heinrich Böll FoundationIn this edition of Perspectives Asia, the authors highlight certain aspects of gender relations and offer some very personal insights into the situations of women and men in Asia. It also emphasizes how past human rights violation in Cambodia may impact the following generation.
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The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 : Cambodia
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: World Economic ForumThe Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 140 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. The Report series remains the most comprehensive assessment of national competitiveness worldwide.
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“Work Faster or Get Out”: Labor Rights Abuses in Cambodia’s Garment Industry
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Human Rights WatchWorkers in Cambodia’s garment factories—frequently producing name-brand clothing sold mainly in the United States, the European Union, and Canada—often experience discriminatory and exploitative labor conditions. The combination of short-term contracts that make it easier to fire and control workers, poor government labor inspection and enforcement, and aggressive tactics against independent unions make it difficult for workers, the vast majority of whom are young women, to assert their rights.
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2015: The Year in Assembly and Association Rights
Publication Year: 2016 / Sources: United Nations Special Rapporteur, Maina KiaiThe Special Rapporteur traveled to Cambodia on an academic visit Nov. 7-9, 2015, his second such visit to the country since 2014. The government has imposed severe restrictions on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association since disputed elections in 2013. Kiai has twice requested that the Government of Cambodia invite him for an official visit, but has yet to receive a positive response.
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