Cambodia (The Kingdom of): ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

November 2009 

• 27 November 2009, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  National consultation on Decent work for domestic workers
  Participants from Government, Worker and Employer Organizations in Cambodia will examine the current laws and practices regarding social protection for domestic workers - both those working in Cambodia and those who go abroad to work in the homes of others. (Workshop)

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)
• 6-8 October 2009, Sihanoukville, Cambodia
  MOLVT-ILO/Japan Third Consultative Workshop on Formulation of Foreign Employment Policies for Cambodia
  Jointly organized by Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Cambodia and and ILO/Japan Project on Managing Cross-border Movement of Labour in Southeast Asia. The workshop is aimed at reviewing and finalizing the policy paper covering the proposed key policy areas, strategic areas, policy options and action plan. (Workshop)
• 7-11 September 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
  Sub-regional Training of Facilitators on Disability Equality Training
  There is a need to build the capacities of some key stakeholders on practical tools that will facilitate the promotion of ‘Promoting Decent Work for People with Disabilities through a Disability Inclusion Support Service’ (INCLUDE) in the selected countries and that will introduce a more inclusive approach in general. ... (Workshop)

August 2009 

• BANGKOK
  ILO Better Factories Cambodia 22nd Synthesis Report: garment factory working conditions generally remain good, despite continuing pressure due to the global economic slowdown
  26 August 2009 - The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Better Factories Cambodia today releases its “22nd Synthesis Report on Working Conditions in Cambodia’s Garment Sector,” which assesses compliance with Cambodian labour law and international labour standards in garment factories. (Press release)
• Issues: August 2009 - [pdf 670 KB]
  01 August 2009 - This edition features the Global Jobs Pact, tackling the economic crisis in Cambodia and Indonesia, combating child labour in Cambodia and highlights of ILO 90 activities in Asia and the Pacific (Periodical)

July 2009 

• Cambodia - Country Brief
  29 July 2009 - (Briefing note)
• Model Agreement for Establishment of Water Users' Association Bovel Irrigation Project Battambang - [pdf 395 KB]
  29 July 2009 - (Project documentation)
• Relevance and Potential of Employment-Intensive Works Programmes in the Reintegration of Demobilized Combatants - [pdf 2068 KB]
  29 July 2009 - (Project documentation)

June 2009 

• Migrant workers’ remittances: Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar - [pdf 1956 KB]
  30 June 2009 - The study on migrant workers’ remittances to their families Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar investigated the sending behaviour in terms of the amount sent, the frequency in sending, the intended purposes of the remittances and the actual use. (Report)
• Bangkok, Thailand
  By cooking and cleaning, Cambodia’s Mr Mom sweeps away poverty
  03 June 2009 - The Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) programme, run by the International Labour Organization (ILO), not only teaches women about business and couples about budgeting, saving and making better financial decisions, it also gets families to rethink traditional roles. (Article)

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)
• Review of labour migration management, policies and legal framework in Cambodia - [pdf 993 KB]
  21 May 2009 - The review of labour migration management, policies and legal framework in Cambodia is an attempt to understand the underlying factors inhibited the promotion of orderly labour migration flow from Cambodia to Thailand. ... (Working paper)

April 2009 

• Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  Speech on the occasion of ILO’s 90th anniversary - [pdf 69 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Assistant Director-General, ILO in Phnom Penh on 27 April 2009 (Statement)
• Bangkok, Thailand
  Speech on the occasion of the ILO's 90th anniversary - [pdf 25 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By H.E. Mr Vong Sauth, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training (Statement)
• Bangkok, Thailand
  Speech on the occasion of ILO’s 90th anniversary - [pdf 21 KB]
  27 April 2009 - By H.E. Madam Men Sam An, Deputy Prime Minister, and High-level representative of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Patei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia (Statement)
• ILO 90 Event "ILO: A partner in the development of Cambodia", Phnom Penh - [pdf 6 KB]
  27 April 2009 - (Agenda)
• Seminar on Decent Work: ILO Cambodia plan of action on the financial crisis - [pdf 15 KB]
  27 April 2009 - (Agenda)
• ILO Marks 90 Years of Working for Social Justice Highlighting Decent Work and Fair Globalization
  24 April 2009 - Cambodia will mark the ILO’s 90th anniversary on the 27th and 28th of April under the theme “ILO: Partner in the Development of Cambodia”. Cambodia’s chosen topic compliments the global theme”ILO - 90 years of working for social justice”. (Press release)

February 2009 

• ILO statement on the Cambodian appeals court verdict against Thatch Saveth
  20 February 2009 - The International Labour Office is disappointed to learn that the Cambodian Appeals Court has upheld the lower court’s verdict against Thatch Saveth. In February 2005 Thatch Saveth was found guilty of the murder of Ros Sovannareth, a trade union leader, in May 2004. (Press release)