Cambodia (The Kingdom of): Employment promotion

September 2009
- Microfinance for Decent Work Action Research
  How can microfinance institutions (MFIs) help improve working conditions? How can they contribute to job creation? And how can MFIs help reduce child labour? Should MFIs have an interest in addressing these and other decent work issues? These are some of the questions that the ILO intends to address through an experimental global action research programme (2008-2011) in partnership with microfinan ... (Project)
May 2009
- ILO Issues revised global unemployment projections; Unemployment in Asia Pacific could top 100 million people
  28 May 2009 - The number of people unemployed in 2009 could increase by between 29.4 million and 58.8 million people globally, and between 9 and 26.3 million in Asia Pacific, compared to 2007. That’s according to new projections from the ILO, the United Nations agency that deals with work and workplace issues. (Press release)
January 2009
- ILO global employment trends report 2009 - unemployment, working poor, vulnerable employment to increase dramatically due to global employment crisis
  29 January 2009 - The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET). (Press release)
December 2008
- Bangkok
  Report of the Independent Final Evaluation: ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women - Cambodia and Vietnam Chapters - [pdf 475 KB]
  19 December 2008 - The Cambodia and Vietnam chapters of the ILO/Japan Asian Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women aim to contribute to national efforts in alleviating poverty and enhancing the socio-economic status of women and promotion of gender equality and social justice in poverty alleviation and employment promotion policies and programmes. (Report)
March 2008
- Bangkok
  Report of the Independent Final Evaluation of EEOW Cambodia Chapter - [pdf 483 KB]
  19 March 2008 - Following the completion of the original project term in 2006, an independent evaluation took place from 5 – 11 January 2007 in four project pilot sites: Phnom Penh municipality and in the provinces of Siem Reap, Takeo and Kandal. A draft final evaluation report was developed after the field visits. ... (Report)
May 2007
- PHNOM PENH
  National meeting to promote employment in Cambodia
  03 May 2007 - Ways to promote employment in Cambodia will be the subject of a two-day meeting in Phnom Penh this week, attended by representatives of the Cambodian government, the ILO and other international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (Press release)
January 2007
- Bangkok
  ILO policy brief on youth employment in Cambodia - [pdf 362 KB]
  01 January 2007 - ILO policy review on youth employment in Cambodia. Gives an overview of youth employment in Cambodia and indicates the key challenges. Present the priorities of the National Strategic Development Plan. (Book)
- Bangkok
  Promoting employment in Cambodia: analysis and options - [pdf 947 KB]
  01 January 2007 - Includes policy briefs based on national development and looks at ways to introduce and strengthen labour market policies while placing productive employment at the centre of macroeconomoic policies. (Publication)
- Bangkok
  Rural road maintenance: sustaining the benefits of improved access - [pdf 2795 KB]
  01 January 2007 - Provides an assessment of the rural road maintenance problem and gives suggestions for improvements. (Publication)
February 2006
- Vendors' livelihoods: women micro entrepreneurs and their business needs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia - [pdf 771 KB]
  01 February 2006 - The research report desribes the situation of women micro-vendors in Phnom Penh, in terms of their business needs, constraints and opportunities. The research was done in cooperation with the Urban Sector Group and included interviews and focus group discussions with 288 micro-vendors in six different markets. ... (Book)
January 2006
- Bangkok
  Linking farmers to growing markets: excerpts from a field officer's journal in Siem Reap, Cambodia - [pdf 2187 KB]
  01 January 2006 - Excerpts from a field officer's journal in Siem Reap working on an ILO/NGO project aiming at linking farmers to growing markets, by capacity building, skills transfer and training of local farmers. (Publication)
September 2005
- Review of opportunities for public private partnerships in Cambodia - [pdf 1144 KB]
  01 September 2005 - This study looks at the potential for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), understood as the involvement of small and micro enterprises in the delivery of municipal services in the urban waste, water, energy and infrastructure sectors. ... (Book)
May 2005
- Bangkok
  Report of Mid-Term Evaluation for the ILO/Japan Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women (EEOW) - Cambodia Chapter
  29 May 2005 - The ILO/Japan Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women (EEOW) in Cambodia is a technical cooperation project between ILO and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA)and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MOLVT). ... (Report)
January 2003
- Bangkok
  Jobs or machines: a comparative analysis of rural road work in Cambodia - [pdf 1252 KB]
  01 January 2003 - Compares potential benefits and drawbacks of labour-based methods and equipment-based methods for constructing rural gravel roads. (Publication)
January 2002
- Bangkok
  Report on micro and small enterprise development for poverty alleviation in Cambodia
  01 January 2002 - Report examining the potential of micro and small enterprise development for poverty alleviation in Cambodia. (Publication)
October 1999
- Bangkok
  Opening Address to the ASIST-Asia Pacific Review Workshop
  26 October 1999 - by Ms Mitsuko Horiuchi, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Statement)