Gov’t launches three-year roadmap on migrant labor policy
The Labor Ministry on Thursday launched a new three-year policy for improving the lot of Cambodia’s more than 700,000 migrant workers that includes plans to step up monitoring of the country’s often-abusive recruitment agencies and add labor attachés to more embassies. … Nilim Baruah, a senior migration specialist for the International Labor Organization (ILO), which helped draft both policies, said the new plan largely focuses the government’s attention on putting into practice the rules and regulations drawn up as a result of the first strategy. … At Thursday’s launch, Labor Ministry undersecretary of state Hou Vudthy said the new policy calls on the government to inspect the private agencies on a regular basis, and to ensure recruiters carry their certification with them so workers aren’t duped by imposters. …
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