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Video Links on ILO Cambodian Staff Retreat

2012-01-27T23:29:00.002+07:00

Videos on ILO Cambodia Staff Retreat, Sokha Beach, Preah Sihanouk Province ILO Cambodia Staff Retreat - Egg throwing competition 1 ILO Cambodia Staff Retreat - Egg throwing competition 2 ILO Cambodia Staff Retreat - Egg throwing competition 3 ILO Cambodia Staff Retreat - Egg throwing competition 4

More predictions for the Year of the Dragon

2012-01-27T08:26:00.000+07:00

Source: Borneo Post Online January 25, 2012, Wednesday HONG KONG – Want to know what’s in store for 2012? Who will win the US election? Will the eurozone implode? China’s feng shui masters tackle the big issues with their predictions for the Year of the Dragon, reports AFP. As Chinese communities around the world rang in the new year on Monday, astrologers and geomancers predicted

Cambodia Sees Trade Deficit of 1.73 bln USD

2012-01-25T20:53:00.000+07:00

Source: Xinhua, 25 January 2012 Cambodia recorded a trade deficit equivalent to 1.73 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, according to the statistics of the Commerce Ministry on Wednesday. It showed that the country's total import and export value was 11.47 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 39 percent from 8.26 billion U.S. dollars in a year earlier. The imports last year jumped by 38 percent

Workshop on the Development of ToR for Oversight Board and Workong Group of Sub-Decree No. 133

2012-01-20T11:00:00.001+07:00

By Chea Sophal 20 January 2012 Phnom Penh, Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration World Health Organization organized half-day workshop to discuss and set up the terms of reference for the Oversight Board and Working Group on the implementation of the sub-decree No. 133 on Marketing of Product for Infant and Young Child Feeding on 20 January 2012 at Phnom Penh Hotel. The proposed working

Review Workshop of the Implementation and Enforcement of Sub-decree No. 133

2012-01-20T09:43:00.001+07:00

By Chea Sophal 23 August 2011 Phnom Penh, Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration World Health Organization organized one day workshop to review the implementation and enforcement of the sub-decree No. 133 on Marketing of Product for Infant and Young Child Feeding on 23 August 2011 at Phnom Penh Hotel. The workshop aims at: - reviewing the implementation and enforcement of the

South China Sea Not on Asean Agenda: Defense Minister

2012-01-18T15:57:00.003+07:00

Source: VOA Khmer Chun Sakada Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Neither disputes over the South China Sea nor the Cambodian-Thai border will be on the agenda for Asean defense ministers, a top Cambodian official said Tuesday. Speaking at an Asean strategy forum in Phnom Penh, Defense Minister Tea Banh said Cambodia will appeal to Asean members and China to work to resolve territorial disputes

Economy boosts banking in 2011

2012-01-16T20:27:00.002+07:00

Source: The Phnom Penh Post May Kunmakara with additional reporting by Diana Montano Wednesday, 11 January 2012 Growth was the watchword in the Kingdom’s banking sector last year, with deposits, loans and profits – and the number of institutions – climbing, insiders said yesterday.A rebound in the Cambodian economy following the global financial crisis had led to growth in trade, the

No rush on NGO law

2012-01-11T22:05:00.003+07:00

Source: The Phnom Penh Post Chhay Channyda Thursday, 29 December 2011 Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government will wait until 2014 if that is what it takes to achieve consensus on the highly criticised draft law on associations and NGOs.Speaking at a high school graduation yesterday, the premier said Cambodia had already been waiting for 33 years for the necessary law and to wait

Cambodian employers embrace the challenge

2012-01-09T08:44:00.000+07:00

Source: Bangkok Post, 09 January 2012 As Cambodia strives to make its way in the global economy, more attention is being paid to the business and investment climate, with a particular focus on labour rights. Van Sou Ieng, the president of the powerful Cambodia Federation of

Cambodia vows to finalize ASEAN human rights declaration this year

2012-01-07T20:57:00.002+07:00

Source: The Jakarta Post Saturday, January 07, 2012 Rasmei Kampuchea Daily, The Asia News Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Sat, 01/07/2012 Cambodia aims to finalize the drafting of an ASEAN Human Rights Declaration this year as it chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Cambodian Human Rights Committee chairman Om Yin Tieng said. "This is a big job and needs a lot of

Jordan garment sector seeks exclusion from wage hike

2012-01-07T14:29:00.002+07:00

Source: Fibre2fashion News Desk - India January 03, 2012 (Jordan Jordan’s garment sector has urged the Government to exclude it from the proposed minimum wage hike for workers in the country. Garment entrepreneurs in Jordan are apprehending that if the minimum wage is hiked from the current JOD 150 to JOD 190, this would raise their operational cost by 15 to 20 percent and prove

អត្រាមរណភាពរបស់ទារកនិងកុមារក្រោមអាយុ៥ឆ្នាំមានការថយចុះ

2012-01-07T06:45:00.001+07:00

Kampuchea Thmey, 06 January 2011 ភ្នំពេញ ៖ តំណាងអង្គការយូនីសេហ្វប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា អត្រាមរណភាពរបស់ទារក និង កុមារអាយុក្រោម៥ឆ្នាំនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានថយចុះគួរឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់ ហើយអត្រាកុមារចុះឈ្មោះចូលរៀនមាការកើនឡើងផងដែរ។ លោក Richard Bridle តំណាងអង្គការយូនីសេហ្វប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានមានប្រសាសន៍នៅក្នុងពិធីផ្សព្វផ្សាយព្រឹត្តិបត្រ

State of the world: U.N. poverty-reduction goals on track

2012-01-04T21:52:00.001+07:00

Part 4 of the surprisingly upbeat state of the world: U.N. global poverty-reduction goals are met. Source: Christian Science Monitor By Peter Grier, Staff writer / December 26, 2011 Eleven years ago, at the Millennium Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York, the leaders of the world agreed to a plan meant to spur efforts to help the globe's

Taking a look back at the year in news

2012-01-02T20:21:00.001+07:00

Source: The Phnom Penh Post Kristin Lynch and Post Staff Monday, 02 January 2012 Flooding disasterTorrential rainfall during this year’s rainy season caused the worst flooding to hit the Kingdom in decades. Flooding began in the upper Mekong in mid-July then expanded to provinces around the Tonle Sap Lake in September and October. About 250 people were killed, more than 250,000 were

Myanmar, Cambodia high-growth investments

2012-01-02T09:37:00.000+07:00

Source: Todayonline.com by Avelyn Ng Jan 02, 2012 SINGAPORE - Myanmar and Cambodia have emerged as high-growth investment destinations, with Myanmar recently engaging high-level Western diplomats, while Cambodia is continuing with economic reforms. Franklin Templeton Investments said the frontier economies are now in the position that emerging markets like Brazil,

Cambodian garment workers’ long struggle with short-term contracts

2011-12-29T08:47:00.000+07:00

28 Dec 2011 22:41 Source: trustlaw By Amy Lieberman PHNOM PENH (TrustLaw) – Nearly all of the 300,000-plus female Cambodian garment workers who stitch goods for Nike Inc., Gap Inc., and a host of other major Western companies can rely on one constant in their uncertain line of work: if they become pregnant, they will

The Flanarant: Debunking the garment industry myths of 2011

2011-12-28T14:05:00.000+07:00

Source: Just-style.com Author: Mike Flanagan | 22 December 2011 There's been a huge amount of confusion recently about the competitiveness of Chinese textiles and apparel. While China's not offering the prices Western apparel buyers would like, it is cheaper in relative terms than it was a year ago, according to Mike Flanagan. Here he debunks a few other garment industry myths that

The year of possibilities

2011-12-26T08:24:00.000+07:00

Source: DECCAN Monday 26 December 2011 As the year 2011 is drawing to an end, Colin Todhunter offers a glimpse of the highlights of what has generally been a year defined by ‘people power’, and marked by protests and scams. If one thing appeared to define 2011, it was ‘people power’. Most notably, there was the ‘Arab Spring’. This was followed by mass protests against social and

Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law

2011-12-24T12:39:00.000+07:00

Source: Human Rights Watch Donors Should Insist on Protections for Civil Society 23 December 2011 (Bangkok) – Donors, who provide approximately half of Cambodia’s national budget, should make clear to the Cambodian government that the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO) must be revised to protect civil society or be withdrawn, a group of concerned international human

Police claim debris from Thai aircraft

2011-12-23T22:10:00.003+07:00

Source: The Phnom Penh Post Phak Seangly Friday, 23 December 2011 Authorities found debris from what they claimed was an unmanned Thai surveillance plane soon after what sounded like explosions above the Preah Vihear temple sent tourists rushing for cover yesterday morning.A day after discussions drew Cambodia and Thailand closer to withdrawing troops and ending the Preah

Are Millennium Development Goals Just a First Step?

2011-12-22T20:57:00.003+07:00

Source:Voice of America Joe DeCapua 22 December 2011 In September 2000, the United Nations approved the Millennium Declaration. It set the stage for the Millennium Development Goals, which are due to be achieved in 2015. But have the MDGs brought meaningful results or are they just a first step? The goals aim to reduce poverty, hunger and disease, while improving health, education,

Links to the ILO Materials in Relations to MDG-F Joint Programme on Food Security and Nutrition in Cambodia

2011-12-22T11:02:00.001+07:00

By Chea Sophal 22 December 2011 Links to the ILO Materials in Relations to MDG-F Joint Programme on Food Security and Nutrition in Cambodia 1. ILO and the MDG-F Joint Programme 1.1 ILO and the MDG-F Joint Programme on Children, Food Security and Nutrition (Eng) 1.2 ILO and the MDG-F

Reviving the dying garments industry

2011-12-22T06:35:00.001+07:00

Pakistan Today22 December 2011Farakh ShahzadThe effects of unprecedented energy crisis have started appearing on the export horizons of Pakistan. The readymade garments export industry that was growing at a rapid pace until the recent years, is reported to be continuously nosediving since 2008-2009. The importance of the garment sector in the overall economic perspective is two fold. On the one

Garment Sector: Global news roundup

2011-12-21T21:58:00.000+07:00

Source: Just-Style Author: Petah Marian | 9 December 2011 The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy. The Lao garment industry has been hit by slowing output due to a shortage of raw materials, said the Lao Garment industry president