Clairvoyants Predict Mixed Fortunes for Cambodia in 2014

The Cambodia Daily
By Matt Blomberg and Mech Dara - January 4, 2014

In 2014, Prime Minister Hun Sen will continue to rule, the CNRP will enter parliament and the discord between garment workers and employers will continue—like a man fighting with his wife about his mistress, fortune tellers predicted for the year ahead.

In a musty corner of Kandal Market, a 74-year-old clairvoyant with 50 years experience hunched over a small plastic table on which sat a bundle of incense in an old Red Bull can, a bowl of spoiled fruit and a pixilated picture of the Buddha.

ILO urges dialogue to resolve current dispute in garment sector

Cambodia: ILO urges dialogue to resolve current dispute in garment sector
 ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR
31 December 2013

Cambodia: ILO urges dialogue to resolve current dispute in garment sector The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR is closely following developments in the garment industry in Cambodia, particularly in relation to recent industrial unrest. The current disruption within such an important sector for the Cambodian economy is a cause for significant concern. The economic fallout from the protests and the industry’s response to them may impact significantly on the industry’s revenues while tarnishing the country’s reputation among international buyers. As Cambodia’s largest industrial sector, accounting for some US$5 billion per year in exports, and some 400,000 jobs, the risks arising out of the current situation are significant for a sector which continues to operate in an intensely competitive international environment.