Cambodian union leader jailed over casino strike


Union leader Chhim Sithar has been jailed by Cambodian authorities for leading a strike against the country’s biggest casino to demand reinstatement of workers laid off during the pandemic. – AFP pic, May 25, 2023.

A CAMBODIAN court today jailed a woman union leader for two years for leading a strike against the country’s biggest casino to demand the reinstatement of workers laid off during the pandemic.  

Chhim Sithar had long campaigned for the return of hundreds of workers laid off from the NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh.  


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