The work of the ILO in Cambodia

Cambodia joined the ILO in 1969, the same year that the Organization was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly the country was embroiled in war in Southeast Asia at this time, and would soon experience the genocidal destruction of the Khmer Rouge regime. With the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, the UN assisted Cambodia in its transition to a democratic society, and the ILO’s work in the country began during this period. This publication discusses some of the work accomplished by the Government and people of Cambodia over these past 17 years.