The governor of Sihanoukville asked the "park" to be open for management, allowing employees to come and go freely

亚洲联合时报 2022-10-12 00:05

In order to ensure public order and safety, the Sihanoukville provincial government ordered companies and enterprises in the province to stop closed management and fully open the free entry and exit of employees.
This was announced by the province's governor, Guo Zongnan, at a meeting on October 8, which also announced increased supervision and management of casinos, hotels, restaurants, dormitories and various business premises in the province.

Guo Zongnan emphasized that companies and enterprises in the province, especially in Sihanoukville (that is, Westport), have always adopted "closed management", which makes it difficult for the government to effectively supervise them, thus allowing all kinds of criminal activities to flourish, including illegal activities. Detention, human trafficking, organized prostitution, etc.
He ordered that all "parks" must immediately remove barriers such as barbed wire, fully allow employees to enter and exit freely, and casinos, hotels, restaurants and other business entities must not confiscate employees' passports, labor certificates and other documents. If the investigation is true, these companies will be severely punished by law.

In addition, Guo Zongnan also requires that all companies and corporate entities must set up signs with Khmer letters outside the walls of their office buildings.
Attached | The specific requirements of the Sihanoukville Provincial Government are as follows:

1. Casino owners must first apply to the Sihanoukville Provincial Government for a business license, and then apply to the Ministry of Finance for a license.
2. All companies and enterprises must set up signs with Khmer characters outside the building, and the Khmer letters must be larger than the foreign characters.
3. Casinos, hotels, restaurants, etc. cannot confiscate the personal identity documents such as passports and labor certificates of employees. Once found, they will be punished by law.
4. All companies and enterprises must stop closed management, remove all barriers such as iron wires, and allow employees to enter and exit freely.
5. The business owner must prepare a clear list of workers and payroll according to the employment contract.
6. In the case of leased business premises, the business owner must publish the list of tenants contracted with it. The list contains the tenant's name, address, and the status of each job site within seven seven of the lease date. The lease agreement must be recognized by the local authority (province, city, district, district, sub-district) or a lawyer registered with the Cambodian Bar Association and sent to the Sihanoukville Provincial Administration via a paper plane (Telegram) on the phone number 011 546 677 authorities.
7. The business owner of the company must always abide by and conduct business in accordance with Cambodian labor laws and other legal regulations.