The world of work is profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic globally. The crisis has affected adversely most of the main sectors that contribute to Cambodia’s economic growth, including the services sector (tourism and hospitality services), the manufacturing sector, and the construction sector. Consequently, this economic crisis has a disproportionate impact on specific segments of the population, and workers, especially young persons, are vulnerable to falling labour demand.
The National Employment Agency (NEA) carried out a “Rapid assessment of emerging needs for workers and skills in times of the COVID-19 crisis,” which aims to understand employment changes and skills needs during the COVID-19 crisis for a better insight on the current labour market in order to support the employment service operation. A total of 445 establishments were interviewed across seven sectors nationwide. The survey covers topics such as the characteristics of the selected sectors, employment structure, employment loss and gain, recruitment difficulties, skills shortages, skills gaps, ICT skills, green jobs, and workforce training during the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, the survey also tries to capture employers’ perspectives on employment and skills outlook for the upcoming year. This report offers insightful information to its readers, especially public employment services operators, providing them with information to develop more appropriate and more effective actions or solutions for employment and skills development perspectives during and after this crisis.
The National Employment Agency (NEA) carried out a “Rapid assessment of emerging needs for workers and skills in times of the COVID-19 crisis,” which aims to understand employment changes and skills needs during the COVID-19 crisis for a better insight on the current labour market in order to support the employment service operation. A total of 445 establishments were interviewed across seven sectors nationwide. The survey covers topics such as the characteristics of the selected sectors, employment structure, employment loss and gain, recruitment difficulties, skills shortages, skills gaps, ICT skills, green jobs, and workforce training during the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, the survey also tries to capture employers’ perspectives on employment and skills outlook for the upcoming year. This report offers insightful information to its readers, especially public employment services operators, providing them with information to develop more appropriate and more effective actions or solutions for employment and skills development perspectives during and after this crisis.