Review of Labour Migration Dynamics in Cambodia

Review of Labour Migration Dynamics in

Cambodia

1. Types of Work2. Key stake holders3. Statistic of Migrant workers4. Problem faced by migrant worker5. Law and Recruitment process6. International agreement7. Recommended guidelines on recruitment

Contents

Types of work

Domestic workersAgricultureConstructionFisheries FactoryTransport….etc,

Key stake holders

Government Agency- Ministry of Labour and vocational training - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International

Cooperation- Ministry of Interior - Council of Ministers- National Aids Authority- Inter-Ministerial Working Group

Key stake holders (cont….)

International Organization- International Organization of Migration (IOM)- International Labour Organization (ILO)- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)- United Nations Inter-Agency Project onHuman Trafficking in the greater Mekong Sub Region (UNIAP)- World Bank

Key stake holders (cont….)

NGOs - CARAM Cambodia- Legal Support for Women and Children (LSCW)- Cambodian Women’s crisis center (CWCC)- Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD)- Cambodian Children Development Organization (CCD)- Human Rights and development Association (ADHOC)- Cambodian Development Research Institute

Statistic of Migrant workers

Regions Registered Cambodian worker (October 2005)

Bangkok 26.352

Central 39.666

East 91.240

West 3063

North 1340

North-east 3945

South 16.101

Total 182.007

Registered Cambodian Migrants by destination in Thailand

Resource by : Review of Labour Migration Dynamics in Cambodia, September 2006 (IOM)

Problem faced by migrant worker

Lack of Regular workDangerous working conditionInfect diseaseUnsafe money transfer systemUndocumented ( Arrested, Detention, deportation)DiscriminationAbuse, exploitationIncome disparity between migrants and local

workerSexual harassment

Law and Recruitment process

National Law- Sub degree 57 on sending khmer migrants abroad, 1995- Sub degree 70, 2006 on the creation of the manpower training and overseas sending board- Prakas 108, 2006 on Education of HIV/AIDS, safe migration and labour rights for Cambodian abroad- Prakas 012, 2007 on the Creation of a Labour Migration taskforce

Law and Recruitment process

Recruitment Process

- About 15 private recruitment agencies are currently licensed by the MoLVT. Twelve of these agencies recruit workers for employment in Thailand and 3 for Malaysia and korea- Migration to thailand through a recruitment agent takes between 2 - 3 months.

International agreement

International Law- Cambodia has ratified all of eight Fundamental ILO Conventions about People’s rights at work- Cambodia has sign but not yet ratified the UN convention on the protection of Human rights of all migrant workers and member of their families- MoU on Cooperation in Employment of worker with Thailand was signed in 2003- Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

Recommended guidelines on recruitment of Migrant workers

The guidelines articulate agreed good pratices for the recruitment of migrant workers in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region. The guidelines cover the topics of :- Pre-departure procedures and Services- Regulation of recruitment agencies- Fees for recruitment services, and- Working conditions and rights.

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