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11 Chinese and 11 Vietnamese nationals arrested in Phnom Penh for working illegally in Cambodia
May 9, 2018 at 2:45 pm
(Phnom Penh): On May 9, 2018,the Phnom Penh Police Commissariat inspected a work place in order to identify foreign nationals who came to work illegally in Cambodia without a work permit.
Lieutenant General Ouk Hai Seila, director of the Department of Procedures for Investigation and Procedure, said that this morning's operation was conducted under the auspices of Mr. Seang Deputy Deputy Prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Prosecutor and accompanied by Lim Yeang Hay Clerk.
11 Chinese and 11 Vietnamese nationals were arrested for working in Cambodia illegally and taken to the Department of Immigration to have their papers verified, following legal action.

11 Chinese and 11 Vietnamese nationals were arrested for working in Cambodia illegally and taken to the Department of Immigration to have their papers verified, following legal action.
What was their nature of work?

AndyKK wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 10:08 pm
What was their nature of work?

No idea but the place looks like a recycling center or "scrappers" as we used to call them when we were nippers and "found" some copper boilers or lead guttering. Weigh it in. There are potentially some very toxic materials going into those places and the techniques used to recover valuable metals often involves all sorts of unsafe and polluting practices.

I've heard of barefoot doctors, but shoeless industrial workers? Mao would be impressed.

I'm just trying to imagine the scale of desperation of those who must work illegally in impoverished Cambodia to get ahead. It's just not coming.

ExPenhMan wrote: ↑Wed May 09, 2018 11:09 pm I'm just trying to imagine the scale of desperation of those who must work illegally in impoverished Cambodia to get ahead. It's just not coming.

I don't think you have much of a handle on what's happening here.
These people don't seem particularly desperate or impoverished,
they appear to be rather well-heeled, especially when they are
smashing their cars into road-dividers and tuk-tuks late at night.

If you're speaking generally, yes, but I'm speaking specifically of those in the photos with oil and dirt-stained clothing and surrounded by heaps of scrap metal.

when u r down n out, and someones comes n say to u "hey u wanna go cambodia where u can find some work, no need visa, no need passport, no need pay rent" it will sound like a way out

4 Chinese and 5 Vietnamese Deported from Cambodia Today
25 May 2018
Phnom Penh: On Friday, May 25, 2018, the Department of Investigation and Procedure of the General Department of Immigration has expelled four Chinese nationals and five Vietnamese nationals from the Kingdom of Cambodia through the Chandar Chakar Chrey International Gate and Phnom Penh International Airport.
Three of the Chinese men had been arrested on charges of extortion on 19 May in Kampot province, while the fourth Chinese man was deported after serving two years and three months in prison for drug trafficking. The Vietnamese nationals were all detained for entering Cambodia illegally.