{"id":26569,"date":"2022-01-25T09:47:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26569"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:57:24","slug":"nagaworld-denies-targeting-union-members-during-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagaworld-denies-targeting-union-members-during-layoffs","title":{"rendered":"NagaWorld denies targeting union members during layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NagaWorld has defended its decision to lay off workers due to the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- <strong>NagaWorld <\/strong>has&nbsp;denied allegations that it specifically targeted <strong>union employees<\/strong> when it laid off staff&nbsp;last year. The layoffs led to a month-long strike by casino workers and the arrest of senior union leaders and members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement posted by Fresh News and shared by VOD, the company has defended its decision to lay off workers due to economic difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nagacorp-confirms-cut-jobs-due-to-economic-crisis\">The casino operator laid off more than 1,300 workers<\/a>, most of whom received compensation packages. Nearly 400 workers rejected the packages and more than 200 demanded reinstatements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NagaWorld denied picking union members<\/strong> and claimed union membership only dropped from 47 per cent to 42 per cent after the layoffs. However, according to the International Trade Union Confederation, 1,100 of the 1,329 laid-off workers are union members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NagaWorld union leader<strong> Sithar Chhim<\/strong> led a strike from December 18 and claimed that&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/15-nagaworld-workers-arrested-during-strikes\">NagaWorld workers were arrested by local officers<\/a>&nbsp;during the protests. She herself was arrested on January 4, when two other union affiliates also turned themselves into police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The casino workers union has made the release of all detained union members a precondition for returning to the negotiating table. Striking workers resumed their protest on Monday afternoon and said they did not believe NagaWorld\u2019s claims of support for the union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour Department spokesman <strong>Heng Sour<\/strong> said the government would continue to negotiate with workers and casinos. He was dismissive of workers who doubted NagaWorld\u2019s intentions and commitment to solve the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NagaWorld has defended its decision to lay off workers due to the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26600,"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 is defending its decision to implement workforce reductions impacting over 1,300 employees, citing economic exigencies induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. This action has precipitated a protracted labor dispute, allegations of anti-union discrimination, and the arrest of key union leadership, necessitating ongoing governmental mediation efforts in Cambodia.","focusai_entities":"NagaWorld, Sithar Chhim, Heng Sour, International Trade Union Confederation, NagaWorld union, Labour Department","focusai_location":"Cambodia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NagaWorld Financial Impact","query":"What are the quantifiable financial implications for NagaWorld, including potential legal liabilities, operational losses, and reputational damage, resulting from the protracted labor dispute and union leader arrests?"},{"label":"Regulatory Precedent","query":"What specific regulatory precedents or enforcement actions might the Cambodian Labour Department and relevant gaming authorities consider to resolve the NagaWorld labor dispute, and how might this influence future labor relations within the jurisdiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,158,16333],"tags":[2336,21297],"class_list":["post-26569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-nagacorp","tag-nagaworld"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26569","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=26569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26608,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26569\/revisions\/26608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}