Over 50 foreign workers set for deportation from Cambodia after protesting Chinese employer


Oddar Meanchey provincial police held 57 foreigners for questioning before sending them to the headquarters of the General Department of Immigration in Siem Reap province. - Meatophoum News

PHNOM PENH: A total of 57 foreign workers from O'Smach Resort Casino in Oddar Meanchey province have been sent to the Siem Reap Provincial Office of the General Department of Immigration after protesting against their Chinese employer. The workers alleged they were forced to work without rest days and had concerns about unpaid wages.

The Oddar Meanchey Provincial Police rapid response team reported on January 7 that the workers included 53 Pakistanis, two of them women, and four Nepalese. They left the premises of the casino and staged a protest on January 5. Provincial police officers calmed the situation down and escorted all 57 protestors to the provincial police station for questioning.

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