Anti-Trafficking & Modern Slavery Statement

1. Zero tolerance, enforced

• No commercial sexual services may be solicited or provided on our property under any circumstance.
• No room may be rented for the purpose of facilitating commercial sex.
• No third party — guest, vendor, contractor, or partner — may use Phteah Yeay's name, premises, or services to traffic, exploit, or abuse another person.
• Violations result in immediate eviction without refund, immediate report to the Cambodian National Police, and, where the suspected victim is a minor, immediate report to APLE Cambodia.

2. Staff training and detection

Every Phteah Yeay employee receives, as part of paid onboarding:

• A two-hour training on the indicators of trafficking and child sexual exploitation in hospitality settings (suspicious guest-minor pairings, fear behaviours, control indicators, room-service patterns)
• A clear, anonymous reporting channel direct to the duty manager and, separately, to the owner
• Annual refresher training and an updated indicators list
• Explicit protection from retaliation for any report made in good faith, even if subsequently unproven

The Cambodian Children's Trust and APLE Cambodia have published indicator lists that we use as the basis for training. We will update our training when those lists update.

3. Hiring with dignity

We hire directly. We do not use labour brokers, agencies that retain identification documents, or any model that creates a debt relationship between staff and employer.

• All employment contracts are in Khmer, written, signed, and held by the staff member as well as the company
• We pay above the Siem Reap market rate, on time, every two weeks
• We pay healthcare premiums for staff and immediate family
• We do not hold passports, ID cards, or any personal documents under any circumstance
• We do not deduct wages for uniforms, training, or accommodation
• Working hours, overtime, and rest periods comply with Cambodian Labour Law

If you are reading this page and you are a current or former Phteah Yeay employee with a concern, please write to safeguarding@phteahyeay.com or call [INSERT — independent helpline number], an external service not staffed by Phteah Yeay management.

4. Children's safeguarding

• We follow the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism, including its six concrete commitments
• We display child-safeguarding information in our staff areas and at reception
• We never permit children under 18 in guest rooms with adults who are not a parent, guardian, or close family relation, and front-desk staff are trained to question and refuse where in doubt
• We require government-issued identification at check-in for every adult guest, including those visiting a registered guest's room
• We work with APLE Cambodia — Action pour les Enfants — Cambodia's leading child-protection NGO. We are committed to formalising this relationship as a financial donor and as a trained reporting partner within our first six months of operation.

5. Supply chain

We require our principal suppliers — food, linen, cleaning products, construction, and contracted services — to confirm in writing that:

• Their workforce is hired directly, paid above the local minimum wage, and free of any debt-bondage arrangement
• They do not employ children under 15 years of age in any capacity
• They do not employ children under 18 in hazardous work as defined by Cambodian Labour Law
• They will permit a Phteah Yeay representative to visit their premises on reasonable notice

For suppliers who refuse to confirm in writing or refuse a site visit, we end the relationship.

We acknowledge that supply-chain assurance is hard and that confirmation is not the same as verification. We are working on a rolling annual audit programme for our top ten suppliers, beginning in 2028. We will report progress on this page.

6. Guests

Guests who are aware of, or witness, any concerning behaviour on our property are invited to:

• Speak to the duty manager — who is reachable 24 hours a day from any in-room phone
• Write to safeguarding@phteahyeay.com
• Call the Cambodian Tourist Police on 097 778 0013 (24-hour)
• Call APLE Cambodia's hotline on +855 92 311 511

A report made in good faith, even if subsequently unproven, will be received without judgment. The reporter's identity will be protected to the maximum extent permitted by law.