{"id":25780,"date":"2021-12-21T08:17:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T11:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=25780"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:44:51","slug":"nagaworld-operations-continue-as-normal-despite-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagaworld-operations-continue-as-normal-despite-strikes","title":{"rendered":"NagaWorld operations continue as normal despite strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The casino operator has said that the strike is illegal and that business is continuing as normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- With NagaWorld workers entering a fourth day of strike action, the company has released a statement clarifying that its operations have not been affected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dispute with workers began when the company implemented an\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagacorp-confirms-cut-jobs-due-to-economic-crisis\">employee rationalization programme<\/a>\u00a0in a bid to improve cost and operational efficiency following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. That included<strong>\u00a0a mutual separation plan that affected 1,329 employees<\/strong>\u00a0who would receive \u201cenhanced compensation\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the company said 360 of its affected employees refused to accept the MSP and served notification of a potential strike on 18 December 2021. Over the weekend, Sithar Chhim, a NagaWorld union leader, raised\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagaworld-workers-could-face-disciplinary-action-over-strikes\">fears of arrests<\/a>\u00a0after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court declared the strike illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said<strong>\u00a01,500 active and laid-off workers were participating in the strike<\/strong>.\u00a0Members of the<strong>\u00a0Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld\u00a0<\/strong>have previously demanded NagaWorld reverse redundancies and rehire some of those fired and increase the\u00a0<strong>enhanced termination compensation<\/strong>\u00a0for those workers who have already accepted severance arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key union leaders may meet with the company directors and Phnom Penh City Hall representatives today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The casino operator has said that the strike is illegal and that business is continuing as normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"NagaWorld, a casino operator in Cambodia, is experiencing a fourth day of strike action by employees protesting a post-pandemic rationalization program. While the company asserts operations are unaffected and the strike has been declared illegal by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, union leaders are raising concerns about potential arrests and are seeking resolution through negotiations with company directors and city representatives.","focusai_entities":"NagaWorld, Sithar Chhim, Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Phnom Penh City Hall","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Phnom Penh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Legal Ramifications?","query":"What are the specific legal precedents or statutes in Cambodia that render this strike illegal, and what are the potential enforcement actions against participating employees or union leadership?"},{"label":"Operational Impact?","query":"Beyond the company's statement, what independent assessments exist regarding the actual operational continuity and potential revenue impact (GGR\/NGR) on NagaWorld's gaming verticals during this prolonged labor action?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157,158],"tags":[2336,21297],"class_list":["post-25780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","category-slider-home","tag-nagacorp","tag-nagaworld"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25780"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25818,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25780\/revisions\/25818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}