Jeudi, 10 Août 2023
WFP works with the Government of Cambodia to promote gender equality, access to quality education, nutritious diets and social assistance for children in the country's pre-primary and primary schools. “School meals contribute to Cambodia’s human-...
Jeudi, 26 Mai 2022
A 39-year-old motor-taxi driver, Chan Samoeun, his wife and three children have been receiving 200,000 riel every month from the government as part of the nationwide Cash Transfer Programme, which seeks to alleviate the impacts of reduced income on...
Vendredi, 4 Frévrier 2022
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on February 4 announced a third round of government cash assistance for 5,576 laid-off workers from 42 factories and other select businesses in the garment and tourism sectors with operations suspended due...
Dimanche, 21 Novembre 2021
Street vendors and other workers considered part of the informal labor force or self-employed are calling on the government to provide social protection and support just like the support that workers in formal sectors receive.
Mercredi, 3 Novembre 2021
In Cambodia, a street vendor like Chandary faces significant challenges, including income insecurity, poor sanitation, lack of social protection benefits, and different forms of harassment and discrimination.
The views, thoughts and opinions presented...
Mercredi, 22 Septembre 2021
More households reported losing 50 percent or more of their income and the government is urged to address the need for long-term social protection schemes as growth predictions are cut for the year. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Sept. 22 announced...
Jeudi, 16 Septembre 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the life of labor migrants in Southeast Asia into chaos. Pandemic-related restrictions, business closures, government lockdowns, and mandatory quarantines have all impacted the livelihoods of migrant workers. One...
Jeudi, 3 juin 2021
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a virtual high-level, regional discussion on key lessons learned from Cambodia’s COVID-19 social protection measures to support the poor and revitalize the economy. Since July 2020, the Royal...
Lundi, 31 Mai 2021
Cambodia's Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to enhance institutional capacity and operationalize Cambodia's national...
Vendredi, 9 Avril 2021
The fourth and last section of the Policy in Focus magazine analyses the social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Asian countries.
It starts with the case of Pakistan. The national lockdown—which lasted two months and was...
