Cambodian Police Confront 156 NagaWorld Casino Strikers
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Cambodian police used force to get 156 NagaWorld Casino strikers onto buses bound for a quarantine center.
Police forcibly removed 156 striking NagaWorld Casino workers from a demonstration in Phnom Penh on Friday. They were taken to a quarantine center in Prek Pnov. The NGO Cambodia Center for Human Rights reports that officials threatened and threatened human rights monitors. On Tuesday, 200 striking workers were released after public criticism from the United States and United Nations.
The UN and US government are concerned about the treatment of the strikers. The situation escalated into violence on Friday. The US Department of State has expressed its concern over the use of criminal charges against peaceful protesters. It is concerned that the authorities are using the restrictions to break a lawful strike by casino workers.
Cambodian authorities ordered the demonstrations to stop after 29 protesters tested positive for the Omicron strain of COVID-19. The strike lasted for almost two months. Eight NagaWorld Union members were denied bail. Union president Chhim Sithar was violently arrested early January.
