Labor ministry to inspect migrant worker recruitment agencies

26 March 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Government / Informal migration for labor / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Local workers abroad / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Offshore recruitment and employment
Hun Sen / ILO / International Labor Organization / Ith Sam Heng / Ministry of Labor

The government today will begin strict inspections of agencies that recruit workers to send overseas, Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng said Tuesday. The labor minister has previously threatened to suspend or revoke the licenses of agencies that do not comply with labor laws. Speaking at a workshop designed to school the nation’s 43 registered labor recruitment agencies on laws that govern their firms, Mr. Sam Heng warned the agencies to follow closely eight new prakas, or ministerial directives, which came into effect late last year. …

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