本期撰稿：惠乾

本期翻译：桂进莫、惠乾、张川

本期编辑：桂进莫

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News |G-stone Law Firm Completed Cambodian Labor Laws Training for Yunnan Enterprises in CambodiaOn December 23, 2023, at the site of Yunnan Airinvestment (Cambodia) Airport Management Co.,Ltd. in Siem Reap Province, Yunnan G-stone Law Firm's Wang Weiping and Hui Qian successfully completed the training on the theme of "Comparative Study of Chinese-Cambodian Labor Laws and Discussion on Legal Risk Management of Labor Employment for Yunnan Enterprises in Cambodia."This training was organized by the Yunnan Commercial Representative Office in Cambodia (Phnom Penh) and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade Yunnan Sub-Council, and hosted by Yunnan G-stone Law Firm and Yunnan Airinvestment (Cambodia) Airport Management Co.,Ltd.At the opening of the training, Liu Xiao, Director of the Yunnan Commercial Representative Office in Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Li Rengui, Secretary-General of the China Council for Promotion of International Trade Yunnan Sub-Council, and Wang Weiping, Director of Yunnan G-stone Law Firm, delivered speeches. The training was conducted simultaneously in Phnom Penh and Kunming through an online meeting, with other members of the G-stone Law Firm training team participated in the Kunming online conference.In the main lecture session, Wang Weiping, as Committee Expert of South and Southeast Asia Legal Service Center of Trade, and Hui Qian, as Wang Weiping’s assistant, served as the main speaker or assistant speaker for this training. They focused on the reasons, principles, and an overview of Cambodian Labor Law, specific provisions of Cambodian Labor Law in two modules and one issue, and the discussion of legal risk management of labor employment. First, Wang Weiping explained to the audience why such an exchange and discussion took place, based on the needs of the domestic and international economic circulation, the deepening of the "Belt and Road" initiative, the need of people-centered legal risk management, and the need to deepen the traditional friendship between China and Cambodia. It was the right time to conduct this training. Secondly, Wang Weiping lectured on the overview of the Cambodian Labor Law, the Chinese Labor Law, and the Chinese Labor Contract Law, as well as the comparative structure of labor laws between China and Cambodia. Next, Wang Weiping discussed the need for repeated verification in the study and research of foreign laws, the persistence and interaction during the training process, and why this training should be conducted as an expert rather than a lawyer. When discussing the need for repeated verification in the study and research of foreign laws, they cited the example of the verification process by G-stone Law Firm to comprehend the specific provisions of Cambodian Labor Law on night and night shift work  by comprehensive verification from different sources and languages. These topics stimulated strong interest among the audiences. Afterwards, Hui Qian explained to the audience, step by step, the provisions of Cambodian Labor Law regarding the establishment, performance, suspension, and termination of labor contracts, important provisions on labor protection, and the resolution of labor disputes, which led to an analysis of the issues of jurisdiction in foreign civil litigation and the application of the law in foreign labor relations. Finally, Wang Weiping focused on the legal risk management of labor employment in Cambodia, starting with the general part of legal risk management. He introduced the purpose and principles, the soul and commander, elements, principles, processes, and several dialectical relationships of legal risk management. Then, regarding the specific issues of labor employment for Yunnan enterprises in Cambodia, he proposed seven recommendations, including bottom-line awareness and red-line awareness, prudent management principles, understanding of enforcement intensity, and obtaining legal service resources. These suggestions received enthusiastic responses from the participants.This training on Cambodian labor laws is the first overseas business conducted by Yunnan G-stone Law Firm. G-stone Law Firm formed a project team with members including Wang Weiping, Gui Jinmo, Zhang Chuan, Liu Liming, and Hui Qian to advance the training. At the start of the training project, G-stone Law Firm closely cooperated with the organizers, conducting in-depth surveys on the training needs for participating enterprises, and then carefully preparing based on the survey results. During the preparation process, G-stone Law Firm made detailed and rigorous analyses of legal provisions and textual differences, and obtained professional support from local lawyers in Cambodia. Before the formal start of the training, the project team compiled a list of questions about labor law consulting services in Cambodia for Yunnan G-stone Law Firm and Mohan Branch, and established a training WeChat group to provide high-quality legal consultations to enterprises, ensuring the effectiveness of the training. The implementation of the entire training project received strong support and assistance from the Yunnan Commercial Representative Office in Cambodia (Phnom Penh), the China Council for Promotion of International Trade Yunnan Sub-Council, and Yunnan Airinvestment (Cambodia) Airport Management Co.,Ltd.Through this training, G-stone Law Firm showcased its professional competence and image, effectively enhanced the handling experience of overseas business, deepened its understanding of the legal service market in the Lancang-Mekong five countries, and boosted confidence in opening up new prospects in the overseas legal service market, by focusing on providing legal services in Cambodian labor laws and labor laws of Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

 

Author：Hui Qian

Translators：Hui Qian、Gui Jinmo、Zhang Chuan

Editor：Gui Jinmo