Migrant Workers

Assessing complaints mechanisms and remedies for Cambodian migrant workers

This brief provides an overview of international labour migration from Cambodia, the legal framework for the complaint receiving mechanism for migrant workers, the work to resolve complaints, and recommendations for improvement of the mechanism.

This policy brief provides an overview of international labour migration from Cambodia; the legal framework for the Complaint receiving mechanism for migrant workers; the work of Legal Services for Children and Women to resolve migrant worker complaints; and recommendations for the improvement of the complaints mechanism based on the experiences of LSCW.

The brief provides an up-to-date compliment to the ILO’s 2016 "Assessment of the complaints mechanism for Cambodian migrant workers" and 2017 regional study "Access to justice for migrant workers in South-East Asia". Recommendations for policy reform and development are included, along with suggestions for removing barriers to implementation of the mechanism.

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