Phnom Penh: Trade unions in Cambodia said that the Royal Government, through the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, has made efforts to focus on setting minimum wages, job opportunities, skills training, strengthening labor laws and legal standards in the labor sector, harmonizing the workplace, and promoting working conditions to higher standards like countries in the region.
Mr. Un Dara, President of the Cambodian Workers’ Union, said that there are many important points that show the Royal Government’s attention to improving working conditions to higher standards, including: setting a minimum wage, labor inspection mechanisms, implementing labor laws and trade union laws, ensuring social welfare through the provision of social security benefits, etc.
He said: “We have good cooperation with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Better Factory Program in Cambodia to help monitor and promote better labor standards. The Minister of Labor always pays great attention to our workers, especially monitoring health, safety and other benefits.”
Mr. Hang Ravy, president of the Cambodian Workers’ Rights Union, said that for many years, Cambodia has had good cooperation with other countries in improving working conditions. In fact, the International Labor Organization (ILO), the BFC project, and many brand owners are witnesses to Cambodia’s good performance.
He said: “Cambodia is not a bad country as it is accused of, and Cambodia has always implemented good work through cooperation with the International Labor Organization (ILO) As well as the BFC project and other brand owners for nearly 20 years, it has been recognized that Cambodia has implemented good working conditions.
He said that not only providing vocational and technical skills training to 1.5 million young people from poor and vulnerable families with subsidies and providing workers with study opportunities to improve their skills and Learning new skills is also an area that is celebrated and recognized internationally for its work and productivity standards.
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