The seminar that was presided over by Labour Minister Vong Sotr. Photo by Uy Song.
Koh Santepheap newspaper
26th February, 2009
Reported in English by Khmerization
Almost 75,000 Cambodian workers have been employed in foreign countries, according to a seminar in Phnom Penh on 24th February.
In a seminar organised by the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Vong Sotr, Minister of Labour, said that from 2004-2008, 74,400 Cambodians had found employment in Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The seminar also heard that, for the same period, the government had created 150,000 jobs locally.
On top of these, there are approximately 51,135 Cambodians who worked illegally in neighbouring Thailand, which the government said it is trying very hard to negotiate with Thailand to convert these illegal workers into legal workers.
The Minister said that these overseas workers send home to Cambodia more than $15 million dollars in foreign currencies annually.
The seminar also heard that in the period of 2004-2008, in Phnom Penh alone there were 1300 enterprises that have set up shops and have employed over 306,000 workers. These enterprises includes 432 textile and shoes manufacturing factories which employed 280,000 workers. There are also 841 other non-textile factories which employed a further 26,000 workers.
The seminar also heard that about 207 textile and shoes manufacturing factories went bankrupt with 75,000 employees losing their jobs. But in the same period, there were 236 factories have been set up, employing about 62,000 workers. This has incurred a net loss of 13,000 jobs.
Koh Santepheap newspaper
26th February, 2009
Reported in English by Khmerization
Almost 75,000 Cambodian workers have been employed in foreign countries, according to a seminar in Phnom Penh on 24th February.
In a seminar organised by the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Vong Sotr, Minister of Labour, said that from 2004-2008, 74,400 Cambodians had found employment in Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The seminar also heard that, for the same period, the government had created 150,000 jobs locally.
On top of these, there are approximately 51,135 Cambodians who worked illegally in neighbouring Thailand, which the government said it is trying very hard to negotiate with Thailand to convert these illegal workers into legal workers.
The Minister said that these overseas workers send home to Cambodia more than $15 million dollars in foreign currencies annually.
The seminar also heard that in the period of 2004-2008, in Phnom Penh alone there were 1300 enterprises that have set up shops and have employed over 306,000 workers. These enterprises includes 432 textile and shoes manufacturing factories which employed 280,000 workers. There are also 841 other non-textile factories which employed a further 26,000 workers.
The seminar also heard that about 207 textile and shoes manufacturing factories went bankrupt with 75,000 employees losing their jobs. But in the same period, there were 236 factories have been set up, employing about 62,000 workers. This has incurred a net loss of 13,000 jobs.
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HAMONA HAMOOT
Do you think the CPP minister made up the figures? Maybe, because it's good for publicity.
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