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New NSSF requirements: ‘Informal worker certificates’ confuse public
Some members of the public have expressed dismay at what they have called poor communication from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), after a number of citizens were unable to register for NSSF cards due to new requirements. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-nssf-requirements-informal-worker-certificates-confuse-public
Self-employed workers must adhere to NSSF norms to accrue benefits
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has asked self-employed workers including domestic workers, who are part of the informal sector, to stick to the sub-decree issued in December to accrue the NSSF benefits. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637319/self-employed-workers-must-adhere-to-nssf-norms-to-accrue-benefits/#google_vignette
Experts: Sluggish growth of insurance sector due to external factors
Slow global economic growth led to Cambodia’s insurance industry achieving a gross premium income of nearly $350 million in 2024, a modest increase of just 1.31% over the previous year. ...
Campaign to register informal economy workers launched
Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) and Phnom Penh Municipal Hall Monday organized a ‘Campaign to promote and register informal economic workers’ to enhance participation in supply chains, create added value in national economic activities and reduce poverty and social inequality. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501627251/campaign-to-register-informal-economy-workers-launched/
NSSF provided 7.77 million healthcare services in 2024, at cost of $162M
In 2024, members of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) utilised the fund’s healthcare services approximately 7.77 million times, amounting to an expenditure of about $162.55 million. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-provided-7-77-million-healthcare-services-in-2024-at-cost-of-162m
NSSF covers extra 500,000 Cambodians in 2024
In a significant development, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) coverage in 2024 increased to include an extra half a million citizens, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 7.57 million people. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501617204/nssf-covers-extra-500000-cambodians-in-2024/
Social protection system to allocate over $20 million monthly support to approximately 450,000 disadvantaged students nationwide
Chan Narith, Secretary-General of the National Social Protection Council, announced that the social protection system intends to allocate nearly $30 million to provide monthly subsidies for approximately 450,000 underprivileged students. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501612725/social-protection-system-to-allocate-over-20-million-monthly-support-to-approximately-450000-disadvantaged-students-nationwide/
NSSF to launch ‘family package’ for expanded health coverage
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is working on establishing a “family package” in addition to the current individual coverage to ensure that all members of large families can access health benefits accorded by the scheme. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501606860/nssf-to-launch-family-package-for-expanded-health-coverage/
Workers’ safety comes first, says union leader
Underlining the importance of health and safety of workers in the construction sector, authorities are being urged to conduct more stringent inspections on the working conditions. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501589820/workers-safety-comes-first-says-union-leader/
NSSF expands scope of health partners to more than 1,500 facilities
Kata On, Secretary of State and Spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, yesterday stated that the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has expanded the scope of healthcare to partner with more than1573 healthcare facilities across 25 capitals and provinces. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501558785/nssf-expands-scope-of-health-partners-to-more-than-1500-facilities/
More than 15% of Kingdom’s population covered under insurance, NSSF
More than 15 percent of Cambodia’s 17.6 million population seem to have some sort of safety net either in the form of private insurance or the government’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF). ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501540288/more-than-15-of-kingdoms-population-covered-under-insurance-nssf/
NSSF membership rises to more than 2 million individuals
The total number of members enrolled in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) has risen to more than two million individuals. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501521102/nssf-membership-rises-to-more-than-2-million-individuals/
Govt provides robust assistance to 1.3 million migrant workers
A senior official at the Ministry of Labour said that as of June, 2024, there were approximately 1.3 million Cambodian migrant workers living abroad, with most of them located in Thailand and South Korea. ...
Workers of Vietnamese-owned Hoang Anh Gia Lai still suffer years after plantation closes
For nearly three years, about 300 local workers, 50% of them women, worked in a Vietnamese banana plantation belonging to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Co (HAGL), covering 245 hectares in Talao commune, Andong Meas district in Ratanakiri province. ...
Him Khortieth
https://cambojanews.com/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/
Oxfam cites lack of protection for subcontracted garment workers
Subcontracted workers in Cambodia’s garment industry continue to face significant challenges in accessing social protection through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), despite the crucial role these subcontractors play in the industry. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510879/oxfam-cites-lack-of-protection-for-subcontracted-garment-workers/
Majority of construction workers lack social security, health insurance
Some 97 per cent of workers in the construction sector lack access to social security and social health insurance although most of them are aware of the benefits provided by the social protection system, according to national statistics highlighted at an International Labor Organization (ILO) ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/majority-of-construction-workers-lack-social-security-health-insurance-ilo
Social protection benefits all fragments of society
Authorities are calling on all people to register for the social protection system to enjoy the health benefits, among others, that they can enjoy. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/social-protection-benefits-all-fragments-of-society
Ministry of Information officially launches “Health Room for Officers”
In order to protect officials’ health and help reduce their spending, the Ministry of Information launched the “Health Room for Officers” on May 15, 2024,under the presidency of Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489406/ministry-of-information-officially-launches-health-room-for-officers/
NSSF targets broader membership
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is set to continue enhancing the promotion of voluntary contributions to healthcare in 2024, aimed at bolstering the effectiveness of efforts geared towards safeguarding the welfare of the Cambodian people. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-targets-broader-membership
Ministry plans expanded rollout of public health insurance
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) remains committed to ensure the effective provision of social security support for all Cambodians. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501455150/ministry-plans-expanded-rollout-of-public-health-insurance/
PM allocates $450M to social protection system
Prime Minister Hun Manet has pledged almost $450 million to strengthen the country’s social protection system, with experts advising that transparency is essential in its delivery. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-allocates-450m-to-social-protection-system
PM: Social protection programme benefits 6.5 million people and incurs $100 million per year
The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Dr. Hun Manet, stated that the Royal Government’s policy on social assistance interventions has been extensive in recent years, including the provision of health care services through ID Poor cards and NSSF membership cards, which involves more than 6.5 million ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501435421/pm-social-protection-programme-benefits-6-5-million-people-and-incurs-100-million-per-year/
NSSF health coverage for more groups
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) plans to offer free healthcare to new target groups under a new programme. The first and largest group includes vendors and those who work in related informal jobs, like street vendors. He added the other target groups include digital ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501434860/nssf-health-coverage-for-more-groups/
Over 100,000 self-employed have registered with the NSSF
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has registered 100,304 self-employed people and 11,589 dependents for healthcare yesterday, according to Kata Orn, Spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420032/over-100000-self-employed-have-registered-with-the-nssf/
