National Employment Policy 2015 - 2025

The National Employment Policy 2015-2025 for Cambodia focuses on improving livelihoods, dignity, and social harmony by providing equal opportunities for decent and productive employment. The policy is structured around three main goals:

1. Goal 1: Increase decent and productive employment opportunities

   • Emphasizes creating an economic environment conducive to generating productive activities and assessing macroeconomic and sectoral policies from a decent work perspective.
   • Aligned with the Cambodia Industrial Development Policy 2015-2025.

2. Goal 2: Enhance skills and human resource development

   • Aims to improve the quality of education and technical training to meet labor market needs.
   • Focuses on developing soft skills and ensuring compliance with national, international, and ASEAN standards.

3. Goal 3: Enhance labor market governance

   • Seeks to strengthen information systems, employment services, working conditions, industrial relations, and wage-setting mechanisms.
   • Includes measures such as strengthening labor inspection, developing enterprise databases, and conducting feasibility studies for unemployment schemes.

The policy also highlights the importance of harmonious industrial relations, social dialogue, and collective bargaining for decent work and good labor market governance. It emphasizes the need for collaboration with stakeholders, capacity building, and continuous monitoring and evaluation to achieve its objectives.

Overall, the National Employment Policy aims to address employment needs, promote decent work opportunities, and align with broader national economic development policies to support sustainable growth and social well-being in Cambodia.