Cambodian nightlife workers covered by labor laws

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia enacted a regulation Wednesday to protect nightclub hostesses and other adult entertainment workers under the same laws that protect other workers’ rights, a move that was hailed by the U.N.’s labor body.

The regulation specifies that nightlife workers have the same rights under laws and international agreements recognized for more conventional industries but often not applied to a sector that is frequently treated as informal labor.