Cambodia

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2022 Score

66

Score Decrease

2020 Score

68.5

Rating

Limited Access to
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

100

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

25

Maternity
at Work

60

Safe
Work

75

Social
Security

80

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Trade
Union

25

1. Fair Wages
2. Decent Working Hours
3. Employment Security
4. Family Responsibilities
5. Maternity at Work
6. Safe Work
7. Social Security
8. Fair Treatment
9. Child & Forced Labour
10. Trade Union

Fair Wages

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?Yes1§104 & 107 of the Labour Law, 1997; Joint Prakas No. 659, 2016; Law on Minimum Wage 2018
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1§102-133 of the Labour Law, 1997; §1 of Prakas On Wage Payment for Workers
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§139 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Overtime Work of Normal Work Hours (80/1999)
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?Yes1§139 & 164 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?Yes1§137 & 144 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Overtime Work of Normal Work Hours (80/1999)

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§137-140 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Overtime Work of Normal Work Hours (80/1999)
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?No0§137 and 196 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?Yes1§139 & 164 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1§161-165 of the Labour Law, 1997; Praka No. 248 K.B/Br.K; Praka No. 416 K.B/Br.K 2016; Praka No. 493 of 2018
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?Yes1§166-170 of the Labour Law, 1997

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?Yes1§65 & 66 of the Labour Law, 1997; §664 & 665 of Civil Code, 2007
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?Yes1§67 & 73 of the Labour Law, 1997; Instruction 050/19 of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?Yes1§68 & 82 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?No0§73-86 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?Yes1§89-94 of the Labour Law, 1997

Family Responsibilities

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?No0§171 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Special Leave (76/1998; 267/2001)
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?Yes1§184 & 185 of the Labour Law, 1997

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?No0No applicable legal prohibitions could be located
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?No0§182 of the Labour Law, 1997; Arbitration Council Awards (25/2008, 23/2008, 08/2007)
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1§183 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?Yes1§183 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?Yes1§46 of the Constitution, 1993; §71 & 182 of the Labour Law, 1997

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1§229 of the Labour Law, 1997; §666 of the Civil Code, 2007
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§230 of the Labour Law, 1997; §5 of the Prakas No. 307, 2007
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?No0§182 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?Yes1§252-253 of the Labour Law, 1997

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?Yes1§8 of the Law on Social Security Schemes, 2002
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?Yes1§10-11 of the Law on Social Security Schemes, 2002
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?Yes1§71 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?Yes1§9 of the Law on Social Security Schemes, 2002

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?No0§36 & 45 of the Constitution, 1993; §106 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?Yes1§172 of the Labour Law, 1997; §250 of the Criminal Code
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?Yes1§31 of the Constitution, 1993; §12 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?Yes1§35 & 36 of the Constitution, 1993
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1§177 of the Labour Law, 1997
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?No0§31 of the Law on Education, 2007
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?Yes1§173 & 177, Labour Law 1997; Regulation on the Prohibition of Hazardous Child Labour, 2004
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1§15–16, Labour Law, 1997; §10, 12, 15–17, and 19, Law on Human Trafficking, 2010

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?No0§36 of the Constitution, 1993; §266-278 of the Labour Law, 1997; Law on Trade Unions, 2016; USDOS CRHRP 2021
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?No0§96-101, 277 & 351-358 of the Labour Law,1997; Law on Trade Unions, 2016; USDOS CRHRP 2021
Does the law provide for the right to strike?No0§37 of the Constitution, 1993; §318-377 of the Labour Law, 1997; §13 of the Law on Trade Unions, 2016
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?Yes1§37 of the Constitution, 1993; §332-334 & 385 of the Labour Law, 1997; Law on Trade Unions, 2016