Free loaders: Thousands are said to be playing the ghost game in Cambodia with many rarely showing up for work at the National Assembly. — Reuters
PHNOM PENH: Borith has been on the payroll of Cambodia’s parliament for 15 years, but rarely shows up for work. He is busy with his other job at a non-governmental organisation, and no one notices his absence.
It’s a cushy deal that’s common in Cambodia. Ghost workers are haunting its civil service, sapping taxpayers’ money with jobs they don’t actually do, or by pocketing salaries paid to people who don’t even exist.
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