A rubber forest. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) hasreported that it tapped over 25,400 tonnes of rubber latex from its farms on atotal area of 22.64ha in the Cambodian province of Kampong Thom in 2018.
During a ceremony reviewing the VRG’s rubber tree plantingproject in the province on March 27, the group said its eight subsidiariesoperating in Kampong Thom sold 25,766 tonnes of latex the same year, earningprofit of more than 39.4 billion VND (1.7 million USD).
The report said the Vietnamese rubber firms have contributedto generating jobs in the Cambodia province; building roads, schools, medicalstations and water wells in the surrounding areas; and donated millions of USDto the Cambodian Red Cross.
This year, the VRG will begin to harvest latex on some31,000 ha of rubber trees and employ more than 6,500 workers in the country.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh asked provincialauthorities to assist VRG in the supply of professional guards, allow the useof workers during weekends in line with Cambodia’s Labour Law, and check thelegality of rubber latex points of sale near the project’s area, contributingto improving local economic growth.
He also urged the province to provide all possible supportfor Vietnamese nationals in Tonle Sap, Kampong Thom province in conductingpaper works to be employed by VRG.
Governor of Kampong Thom province Sok Lou pledged to dealwith issues within his authority and report VRG’s proposals to leaders ofCambodian ministries and agencies concerned.
Accordingly, Kampong Thom will hold meetings every threemonths with the Vietnamese rubber firms to review joint work and address anyarising issues. –VNA
During a ceremony reviewing the VRG’s rubber tree plantingproject in the province on March 27, the group said its eight subsidiariesoperating in Kampong Thom sold 25,766 tonnes of latex the same year, earningprofit of more than 39.4 billion VND (1.7 million USD).
The report said the Vietnamese rubber firms have contributedto generating jobs in the Cambodia province; building roads, schools, medicalstations and water wells in the surrounding areas; and donated millions of USDto the Cambodian Red Cross.
This year, the VRG will begin to harvest latex on some31,000 ha of rubber trees and employ more than 6,500 workers in the country.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh asked provincialauthorities to assist VRG in the supply of professional guards, allow the useof workers during weekends in line with Cambodia’s Labour Law, and check thelegality of rubber latex points of sale near the project’s area, contributingto improving local economic growth.
He also urged the province to provide all possible supportfor Vietnamese nationals in Tonle Sap, Kampong Thom province in conductingpaper works to be employed by VRG.
Governor of Kampong Thom province Sok Lou pledged to dealwith issues within his authority and report VRG’s proposals to leaders ofCambodian ministries and agencies concerned.
Accordingly, Kampong Thom will hold meetings every threemonths with the Vietnamese rubber firms to review joint work and address anyarising issues. –VNA
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