NagaWorld Protests Finally Attract Senior Officials’ Attention

The ongoing NagaWorld casino workers protest in Cambodia has finally attracted the government’s attention, reported The Phnom Penh Post, stating the country’s Minister of Interior Sar Kheng decided to bring up the subject in a meeting with other government ministers.

Government Officials to Discuss the Protests
The Minister of Interior will host the meeting following a letter sent by Phnom Penh municipal deputy governor Keut Chhe to senior government officials in an attempt to find a solution to the issue behind the protests outside of the NagaWorld casino integrated resort, according to the report in the news outlet.

The peaceful protests erupted in December last year when former employees of NagaCorp who believe to have been unlawfully laid off in April during the pandemic insisted to be reinstated. Most of those 365 workers are members of the Labour Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees (LRSU) of NagaWorld trade union.

In January, 11 protesters were arrested on charges with incitement to commit a felony and another 17 detained for questioning in relation to the protests. Following the arrests, Cambodian authorities accused a group of NagaWorld workers of being part of a conspiracy.

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