By Chun Sophal
The Mekong Times
Cambodia plans to send unskilled Cambodian workers to Qatar as part of a labor agreement reached with the diminutive oil-rich state, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training said yesterday.
“We are examining a memorandum of understanding [MoU] on manpower that we will implement immediately if it ensures our laborers’ safety and wellbeing,” said Labor Ministry Under Secretary of State Oum Mean.
He added that the workers will be able to learn new skills in Qatar, which has a population of just over one million. “And when they return, they can work towards building our nation.”
According to a recent Labor Ministry report, there are over 21,800 Cambodians working legally abroad, with 7,375 in Thailand, 11,852 in Malaysia, and 2,599 in South Korea. Cambodia and Qatar’s foreign ministers are still discussing how many workers would be sent to Qatar, according to the Labor Ministry.
Son Chhay, the chairman of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Commission, said he is concerned by another nation seeking unskilled Cambodian labor. “This kind of deal will not improve people’s living standards or the national economy,” he said.
The government must attract investors and create more employment domestically, he said. The Philippines sends almost half of its laborers abroad each year, said Son Chhay. “Yet it is poorer than Thailand and Malaysia.”
Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An appealed June 12 for all universities to teach students skills appropriate to today’s demanding labor market, as the development of human resources is the backbone of national development.
The Mekong Times
Cambodia plans to send unskilled Cambodian workers to Qatar as part of a labor agreement reached with the diminutive oil-rich state, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training said yesterday.
“We are examining a memorandum of understanding [MoU] on manpower that we will implement immediately if it ensures our laborers’ safety and wellbeing,” said Labor Ministry Under Secretary of State Oum Mean.
He added that the workers will be able to learn new skills in Qatar, which has a population of just over one million. “And when they return, they can work towards building our nation.”
According to a recent Labor Ministry report, there are over 21,800 Cambodians working legally abroad, with 7,375 in Thailand, 11,852 in Malaysia, and 2,599 in South Korea. Cambodia and Qatar’s foreign ministers are still discussing how many workers would be sent to Qatar, according to the Labor Ministry.
Son Chhay, the chairman of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Commission, said he is concerned by another nation seeking unskilled Cambodian labor. “This kind of deal will not improve people’s living standards or the national economy,” he said.
The government must attract investors and create more employment domestically, he said. The Philippines sends almost half of its laborers abroad each year, said Son Chhay. “Yet it is poorer than Thailand and Malaysia.”
Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An appealed June 12 for all universities to teach students skills appropriate to today’s demanding labor market, as the development of human resources is the backbone of national development.
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