Casinos Also Have Workers…
The casino business is thriving in Cambodia. The border gates are packed with them, catering Thai and Vietnamese and many more. Naga World Casino in Phnom Penh was probably the first one, initially located on a boat at the confluence of the Bassac and the Tonle Sap. Business must have been good. They built a huge complex next to the Hun Sen Gardens, and construction on the Naga World 2 has recently begun on another prime location nearby.
Workers from the casino demanding a wage increase staged an (authorised) strike on June 13th and 400 of them were fired 10 days later. This morning the striking workers forced through barricades set up by black-clad security guards from the casino to resume their protest in front of the building.
