E-Revolution equals jobs
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in cooperation with a number of organisations launched a new e-waste management project yesterday in Cambodia in a bid to recycle the country’s burgeoning electronic waste and to provide job opportunities, as Hurleypalmerflatt opened an office in Cambodia to provide jobs for skilled electrical engineers in an effort to capitalise on a “second wave” of growth in technology industries. The UNIDO project is funded by the Republic of Korea through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the East Asia Climate Partnership (EACP) and Samsung Electronics with total cost of US$1,350,000, while Hurleypalmerflatt is establishing its engineering consulting firm in the Kingdom. Pich Sophoan, secretary of state for the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training said that in the past few years, Cambodia’s economy has grown considerably, but in the meantime an increase in the urbanisation of Cambodia’s population is leading to an increased demand for electronic items. … Chin Pen Chua, UNIDO representative and director of the regional office in Thailand said, the project is focused on the addressing the unemployment in the youth sector of Cambodia. … The UNIDO program will also consider providing micro-credit for those who finish the training course. …
