Tboung Khmum: On the morning of June 26, 2026, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training continued to organize a forum on employment, social security, and vocational training under the theme “Khmer people help find jobs and provide jobs for Khmer people” at the premises of Wat Ampovanaram (Wat Svay Ming) in O’Raing Ov district, Tboung Khmum province, with the participation of representatives of relevant parties as well as citizens and local youth of nearly 600 people. The forum aims to provide information on suitable job opportunities, vocational training, free accommodation, and safe and high-income overseas work opportunities, especially for former Thai workers and young people looking for work.
On the occasion, Mr. Yim Sinon, Secretary of State, High Representative of Mr. Heng The Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, Sour, said that the forum was attended by representatives of seven large factories and enterprises that have directly recruited staff for a total of 5,000 labor needs, which is part of the total of more than 90,000 job opportunities that the ministry is providing nationwide.
The Secretary of State highlighted the advantages of local employment Drawing comparisons with migrant work in Thailand, he said that working in Thailand can pose safety risks, labor exploitation, discrimination, violence, living away from family, and lack of health care both now and in the future. On the contrary, domestic work not only helps strengthen the family economy and allows them to live together with their families, but also benefits from the social security system (SSS) from the day they start working, including job risk insurance, free health care services, and a pension or retirement system like civil servants, which helps ensure a decent living in old age.
At the same time, the Secretary of State called on former workers from Thailand to seize local job opportunities to earn income to support their families temporarily or to choose to work in countries with higher wages and greater security, such as Japan, Korea, and Singapore. He advised people to join technical and vocational training programs through the 1.5 million TVET program, which provides free education and monthly stipends in many skills such as construction, mechanical repair, electricity, air conditioning, baking, coffee making, and beauty skills including makeup, hairdressing, and nail art, so that they can start their own businesses.
He stressed that having real skills is an important basis for increasing income and improving family life. For former workers who already have skills but do not have a recognized certificate, the ministry has also implemented a system for recognizing prior skills (RPL) to allow them to take tests and receive official certificates of skills. Meanwhile, he urged citizens to remember the Hotline 1297 for information on job opportunities and vocational training, as well as 1286 for information related to the National Youth Service.
Please note that the 5,000 job opportunities provided in this forum are part of a total of more than 90,000 job opportunities Throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia. The forum was attended by 7 factories and enterprises, including Ventura Leatherware MFW (CD) Co., Ltd., Uly International (Cambodia) Garment Co., Ltd., AKT (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., San Feng (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., Thaco Africa Co., Ltd., as well as 2 overseas recruitment companies, Excel Asia Human Resources Co., Ltd. and Minami (Cambodia) International Services Co., Ltd., which brought job opportunities in Japan to advertise and recruit employees directly.
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