Banteay Meanchey: The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) has successfully negotiated the closure of Hi-Tech Apparel (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., which employs a total of 2,532 workers, ensuring that workers receive legal rights and benefits, as well as additional benefits for pregnant workers and those with young children. This was the claim of Mr. Sun Mesa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training on July 22, 2026.
Mr. Sun Mesa claimed that workers will receive 1. their final wages 2. their remaining annual leave pay 3. their previous notice pay 4. Seniority pay for the second half of 2026 is 7.5 days and 5. Additional benefits for pregnant workers and those with young children. In particular, pregnant workers will continue to receive the B.S.C. contribution until the day of delivery and receive 50% of their wages for 90 days, even if they continue to work at the new factory or rest at home. Female workers with children aged 18 to 36 months will receive an additional $5 per month, which is a benefit that is better than the law.
Mr. Sun Mesa stated: “It is the priority work of the Ministry of Labor, as well as the Minister himself, as a parent. What the Ministry considers most important is to ensure that all workers and employees are respected. “… and its benefits in full, according to the law, and the opportunity to immediately resume new work to continue to improve the lives of our brothers and sisters. Although the opening and closing of factories is a natural process of business, the Ministry of Labor really does not want to see that.”
Mr. Sun Mesa recalled that since the company notified the suspension of operations, the ministry’s experts, through the Labor Disputes Department, in cooperation with the Labor Department, and Vocational Training of Banteay Meanchey Province, local authorities, union representatives and employers have held meetings and coordinated continuously until an agreement has been reached with the acceptance of workers and union representatives.
At the same time, workers can start receiving their thumbprints from July 21, 2026 And this benefit will be transferred to the bank account within 48 hours after signing or fingerprinting.
According to Mr. Sun Mesa, the ministry has collaborated with factories and enterprises in neighboring provinces to accept workers to resume work immediately, while the labor market across the country is in need of more than 92,000 labor positions.
In addition, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training will continue to monitor and coordinate carefully on the payment of benefits to workers and employees in a strict manner and to provide them with immediate job opportunities. This is the assertion of Mr. Sun Mesa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor.
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