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ILO Joint Projects OfficePhnom Penh Center
Building F, 2nd Floor, Conor Sihanouk and Sothearos BoulevardPhnom Penh12301CambodiaTel:+855 23 220 817Fax:+855 23 221 536Website:www.ilo.org/asiaEmail:phnompenh@ilo.org
Cambodia
Although the rate of poverty continues to decline in Cambodia, rural poverty remains obstinately high at 40 per cent. Eighty-five per cent of the population is in the informal economy, mostly in agriculture, forestry, and fishing and in small and micro-enterprises. The formal sectors of garments and tourism are the main engines of growth, with garment manufacturing accounting for 85 per cent of Cambodia’s exports and employing some 350,000 workers, mostly women. Better Factories Cambodia, which works with the garment industry, is a unique programme managed by the ILO and supported by the government, trade unions and the industry employers’ association.
The ILO’s Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) provides the basis for the ILO’s contribution to the Government’s Rectangular Strategy for Growth, Employment, Equity and Efficiency and the National Strategic Development Framework. The DWCP addresses a wide range of issues, including skills and human resources development, youth and women’s employment, the informal economy, SMEs, social protection, industrial relations and social dialogue, and labour market governance.
The current DWCP (2011-2015) focuses on three priority areas which also reflect the ILO’s commitment to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). These areas are:
- Improving industrial relations and rights at work;
- Promoting an enabling environment for decent employment growth, with a focus on young people;
- Improving and expanding social protection.
Key documents
- Labour and social trends in Cambodia 2010
- Cambodia policy brief
- The rectangular strategy for growth, employment, equity and efficiency in Cambodia
- Rectangular strategy for growth, employment, equity and efficiency phase II
- The National Strategic Development Framework 2006-2010
- The National Strategic Development Framework 2009-2013
- United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2006-2010
- United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2011-2015
- The work of the ILO in Cambodia
- Decent Work Country Programme 2011-2015
- Including indigenous peoples in poverty reduction strategies
- Indigenous and tribal peoples' perceptions of poverty and poverty reduction strategies in Cambodia
- The work of giants, by Brian Wenk
- The first occupational safety and health master plan 2009 - 2013
Key resources
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Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality, Phase III
21 October 2008The Women’s Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) project (2008-2011) promotes women’s entrepreneurship and support women entrepreneurs to create decent employment, achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality, and work toward poverty reduction.
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International Labour Organization and Indigenous and Tribal peoples - suport to Indigenous peoples project in Cambodia (in Khmer)
21 October 2008Since May 2005, with its approaches and mandate based on the principles of Convention No. 169, the ILO-ITP in Cambodia is promoting participation and consultation of indigenous community in making any decision affecting them with the aim to reduce poverty in a way that respects their culture, distinct way of life, tradition and customs. The project is working in 3 provinces with high population of indigenous people, i.e Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri and Preah Vihear.
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Managing Cross-border Movement of Labour in Southeast Asia
01 January 2005 to 31 December 2010 -The project aims to protect migrant workers by developing a knowledge base on migration issues for policy makers and building up the capacity of governments to manage orderly labour migration. It advocates for sound national labour migration policies, assists with raising migrant workers’ awareness of their rights, helps them access legal systems, promotes low-cost, efficient remittance systems, and supports skills training and enterprise development.
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International Labour Organization and Indigenous and Tribal peoples - support to Indigenous peoples project in Cambodia
23 October 2008Since May 2005, with its approaches and mandate based on the principles of Convention No. 169, the ILO-ITP in Cambodia is promoting participation and consultation of indigenous community in making any decision affecting them with the aim to reduce poverty in a way that respects their culture, distinct way of life, tradition and customs. The project is working in 3 provinces with high population of indigenous people, i.e Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri and Preah Vihear.