The Third

Occupational Safety and Health

Master Plan 2023-2027

Ministry of Labour and

Vocational Training
Preface

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 Preface
Under the wise leadership of Samdech Techo Prime Minister, Cambodia continues to maintain peace, stability and
development in all areas of society and the national economy continues to grow proudly. Cambodia's economy has grown at
an average rate of 7% for more than two decades, except during the epidemic of COVID-19. The labour market situation in
Cambodia is stable, maintaining a high employment rate of 99.3% of the total labour force of about 10.8 million people.
Currently, there are 17,256 formal economic enterprises, with 1.5 million workers, registered with the Ministry of Labour and
Vocational Training

On this basis, the Royal Government of Cambodia, with the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) as responsible
Ministry, considers that Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) of workers is a work priority. Particularly there is a need to
strengthen the OSH management system at the workplaces towards protecting the country's manpower at national and sub-
national (municipal/provincial) levels down to enterprise levels, which is the crucial base of the occupational safety and health
systems.

Promotion of labour rights and safe and healthy environment in the formal and informal sectors and workers in agriculture
requires adequate resources and close collaboration with the social partners, especially in the National Committee on OSH
(NCOSH) for formal sector and key stakeholders in the informal sector to implement the policy on OSH effectively. Ministry of
Labour and Vocational training has developed and implemented the 1st (2009-2013) and 2nd (2018-2022) Occupational
Safety and Health Master Plan, in order to ensure safety and health, social security, job sustainability, income and stability of
workers. Based on the successful implementation of both the first and the Second OSH Master Plan, the Third Occupational
Safety and Health Master Plan, 2023-2027 is developed to continue serving as a road map; through tripartite consultation,
and participation of the relevant parties and other stakeholders, including officials under the supervision of the Department of
Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Third Master Plan on OSH has

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defined six Strategies, the implementation of which is foreseen in a detailed Action Plan with a SMART monitoring
system to increase cooperation and effectiveness in the area of occupational safety and health for the benefit for all employers
and workers independent of economic sector, size of enterprise or workplace.

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) continue to work jointly with the social partners and other stakeholder
to achieve a safe and healthy working environment for all workers. The effectiveness of this Master Plan will be regularly
monitored, evaluated, and if need be, updated to find effective ways to successfully implement the Strategies.

Taking this opportunity, I would like to thank the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the Programme on Enhancing
Occupational Safety and Health Standards in construction sector in Cambodia (ILO/Japan Programme) for its technical and
financial support, employers' and workers' organizations, other relevant organizations, NGOs as well as other stakeholders,
who contributed and provided inputs for making this 3rd Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan 2023-2027 possible.

I strongly hope that this Third Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan will be used extensively, and making it easier for all
relevant parties at all levels to use its detailed action plan, based on SMART monitoring, for promoting and improving the
occupational safety and health management system to be more effective to ensure all workplaces with good working
environment along with an occupational safety and health system in place, which can increase the production growth and
assist in building a culture of occupational safety and health at all workplaces in the future.

Phnom Penh, 5 July 2023

Minister

H.E. Dr. Ith Samheng

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction 5
2. Vision 7
3. Goals 7
4. Context 7
5. Present state of Occupational Health and Safety 10
6. Commitment of the Partners and Mission Statement 12
6.1 Commitment of the government and social partners 12
6.2 Mission of Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Department of Safety and Health 13
7. Strategies and Specific Objectives 14
STRATEGY I: Coherent OSH legal and policy framework, aligned with international standards and effectively enforced 16
STRATEGY II: Infrastructure of a functioning OSH management system at national, sub-national and enterprise level through cooperation and capacity building
developed. 18
STRATEGY III: Enforcement, compliance and a competent and effective OSH and labour inspection 20
STRATEGY IV: Employer and worker OSH cooperation in formal sector, especially in high-risk sectors, to improve working environment and productivity increased 22
STRATEGY V: Safe and healthy working environment in SME’s and in rural and informal economy promoted as well as OSH awareness increased 24
STRATEGY VI: Child and forced labour elimination, cooperation in prevention of HIV/AIDS, drug use communicable and non-communicable diseases at work 26
8. Action (implementation) Plan 27
9. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 27
ANNEXES 30
Annex 1: Recommendations for Developing Semi-Annual Report 30
Annex 2: Recommendations for Developing Annual Report 32
Annex 3: Action Plan 34

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 1. Introduction

The Kingdom of Cambodia maintains a continuous development in all areas, in order to make this development sustainable and
inclusive, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training must pay attention on all sectors, especially the development in labour
and vocational training sector, among others improved working conditions, increasing employment opportunities, enhancing
working environment, and the strengthening of technical and vocational training and education in line with labour market
demands in order to contribute to productivity and wellbeing, as highlighted in the Rectangular Strategy Phase III for Growth,
Employment, Equity and the Effectiveness.

The approach of the Third OSH Master Plan, 2023-2027 is that the improvement of the working environment is best done by the
people at the workplace themselves, the employer and the workers. Furthermore, increasing productivity and wellbeing through
safe and healthy working environment requires the cooperation of all concerned governmental institutions, the social partners
and other stakeholder. A prerequisite for such an OSH management system are clear and coherent OSH legislation and an
effective and just enforcement inspection apparatus.

Based in this approach and on the achievements of the Second Master Plan, the following coherent and balanced six Strategies
have been developed in an intensive and interactive process.

Strategy 1: COHERENT OSH LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK, ALIGNED WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND
EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED
Strategy 2: INFRASTRUCTURE OF A FUNCTIONAL OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT NATIONAL, SUB-NATIONAL AND
ENTERPRISE LEVEL THROUGH COOPERATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING DEVELOPED
Strategy 3: ENFORCEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND A COMPETENT AND EFFECTIVE OSH AND LABOUR INSPECTION

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Strategy 4: EMPLOYER AND WORKER OSH COOPERATION IN FORMAL SECTOR, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH RISK
SECTORS, TO IMPROVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY INCREASED
Strategy 5: SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN SME’S AND IN RURAL AND INFORMAL ECONOMY
PROMOTED, AS WELL AS OSH AWARENESS INCREASED
Strategy 6: CHILD AND FORCED LABOUR ELIMINATION, COOPERATION IN PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS, DRUG USE,
COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AT WORK

Stakeholders from Government, the Social Partners and stakeholders from formal, informal and rural economies have
contributed to the process, thus committing themselves to the joint implementation of the Master Plan.

While there are challenges in the implementation of the Master Plan, effective and efficient use of available resources,
cooperation across boundaries, sharing of OSH knowledge in a supportive and systematic manner will go a long way to positive
achievements. Joint building of a functional OSH management system at national, sub-national and enterprise levels will
increase the commitment to the common goal.

The Third Master Plan on Occupational Safety and Health, 2023-2027, is prepared based on consultation with representatives
of employers' and workers' organizations, officials under the supervision of Department of OSH and officials of other
Departments of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, other relevant ministries and stakeholders from the formal,
informal and rural economies as well as the International Labour Organization. The Master Plan aims at the gradual
implementation of the fundamental Convention No. 155 on occupational safety and health, Convention No. 187 on the
promotional framework for occupational safety and health protection.

First and foremost, the major aim of the Third Master Plan is to improve the working environment for all Cambodian workers

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2. Vision
All workplaces are appropriately organised in accordance with international and national occupational safety and health
standards for preventing occupational accidents and diseases.

3. Goals
➢ Provide a clear and sound legal base for enforcement of safe and healthy working environment and operational occupational
safety and health management systems in formal, informal and agricultural enterprises and economy.
➢ Ensure safety, health and high productivity for women and men in all workplaces.
➢ Create and promote a preventive culture of safety and health in the workplace in order to improve quality of life.

4. Context

The Cambodian Constitution, Chapter III, recognises and respects the human rights of every Khmer citizen, gives the Khmer
citizens of either sex the right to choose any employment according to their ability and the law shall protect the life of the citizens.
The UN organisation International Labour Organisation has declared that a safe and healthy working environment is fundamental
principle and right at work, thus all ILO member States have the obligation to respect, promote and realize safe and healthy
working environment.

The Rectangular Strategy, Phase 4, and specifically the Second Goal is including creating more jobs with improved working
environment, as follows:

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 “Creating more jobs, in terms of both quality and quantity aspects, for the citizens of Cambodia, especially for the youth
through skill training, provision of job market information, improvement in working condition and promotion of business and
investment inside and outside the country.”

Under the Rectangular 3. Private Sector and Job Development, Side 1. Job Market Development the Royal Government will
focus on:

“Strengthening the quality and effectiveness of work inspection through full implementation of law on labour, law on unions,
law on social security, international labour standards in order to ensure rights, freedom, professional organization, working
condition, health, and work safety as well as workers-employees transportation safety and benefits, also strengthening
workers-employees data management system in order to manage the issuance of work certificate, payment of seniority bonus
and pension.”

The Rectangular Strategy-Phase 4 aims to guide Cambodia forward through, among others, investing in “human capital” and
sustaining development with the focus on the development of human resource, labour market and social protection, including safe
and healthy working environment. As part of the global community, it is imperative for the country to consider and appreciate the
fact that occupational health and safety is part of international trade and interaction. Ensuring safe and healthy work is a prerequisite
for sustainable and inclusive business growth.

Considering the global context, it is crucial for the MLVT to consider the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 81.
which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for
all”. In relation to OHS, Target 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including
migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment, has the highest priority.

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UN, Sustainable Development Goals, Goal 8, https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal8
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Cambodia’s Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2019-2023, a cooperation programme with the ILO, pays serious attention
to OSH in DWCP Priority 2: “More women, men, youth and vulnerable groups in Cambodia are in safe and healthy work and benefit
from quality, effective, efficient and transparent social protection services”, and specifically, in Outcome 2.3: “More women, men,
youth and vulnerable groups in Cambodia have access to safe and healthy working environment”. The DWCP is aligned with the
Rectangular Strategy, the UN SDGs, UNDAF 2019-2023 and the ILO’s Programmes. Several of the targets in this 3rd Master Plan
are aligned with the targets in the DWCP.

It is expected that the 3rd Master Plan will further serve as groundwork for the ratification and application of ILO fundamental OSH
Conventions, specifically Convention No. 155 and Convention No. 187. Together, the government, employers and workers need to
strive to meet the requirements of Convention No. 155 and Convention No. 187, through the advancement of OSH legislation,
enterprise based OSH management systems and implementation of effective workplace OSH practices.

In the Asian context, this Master Plan is in line with the ASEAN-OSHNET’s vision to foster “…a safe and healthy working
environment, to bring about a productive and competitive workforce, leading to a better quality of life.”

The large proportion of informal economy and informal agricultural labour indicates a need in the Master Plan to address informal
workers’ rights. The ILO Recommendation R 2042 provides support in developing an integrated policy framework to address effective
OHS policies, efficient and effective labour inspection, while making use of a tri-partite cooperation. The country will need to take
measures to achieve decent work in the informal economy, rural and urban informal workers, including addressing unsafe and
unhealthy working environment and measures to extend OSH protection in the informal economy. The recommendation incudes
mechanism to ensure compliance with OSH laws and policies and extend coverage of labour inspection to all workplaces in the
informal economy.

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Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No 204)
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 5. Present state of Occupational Health and Safety

According to the 2019 census, Cambodia has a population of 15,288,489 people, of which there are 7,418,577 men (48.5%) and
women 7,869,912 people (51.5%). Among the total employed workers, nearly 1.5 million work in formal economic sector, more than
2.4 million in informal economic sector, more than 4 million in agriculture field, 1.2 million are currently working abroad, and over 0.5
million are civil servants.
According to the MLVT’s Five Years Achievement Report 2018-2022, the total work force, divided in different sectors, is as follows:

Sector Total Number of Workers Remarks

Industries 2,500,000 Including garment, footwear, bags
Agriculture 3,400,000
Service, Hospitality 3,100,000 Hotel, entertainment places (Karaoke, beer gardens),
restaurants
Public servants 500,000
Migrant Workers 1,300,000
Source: MLVT’s Achievement Report for 2022, and plan for 2023

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), which has been renamed on 17 November 2022 as Textile, Apparel,
Footwear, and Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC) represents three sectors in the formal economy as follows (by
October 2022):

- Garment Factories currently operating: 794, Total Workers: 526,279 (Female:414,831)

- Bags factory currently operating: 123, Total Workers: 116,165 (Female: 88,996)
- Shoes factor currently operating: 125, Total Workers: 161,945 (Female: 126,472)
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CARE international Cambodia estimates that the construction industry employs between 175,000 and 200,000 workers, many of
whom are unskilled and work informally as day labourers. An estimated 20–40% of the construction workers are female; many have
relocated from rural areas of Cambodia.

The statistics shows that catering for the labour rights and safe and healthy working environment in informal sector and agriculture
workforce will require an innovative coherent approach and relevant resources and methodology, as well as close cooperation with
the stakeholders in the informal sector to effectively benefit from their best OSH practices.

For effective forecasting, an accurate and detailed appreciation of the status quo in Cambodia is required. According to the NSSF
occupational accident statistics, for a workforce of 1 480 932 workers (year 2019) covered by the Fund, a total of 33 712 accidents
and 207 fatalities were recorded (incidence rate 2276/ 100 000 workers and a fatality rate of 14/100 000 workers).

Of the total of 33 712 occupational accidents 17 468 (51,8 %) occur in the Garment sector and 4 862 in footwear sector. Construction
reports only 125 and agriculture 143 only occupational accidents, which clearly indicates a major problem of reporting.

These incidence rates are very high. Extrapolating these rates to the total workforce (about 10 million workers) indicates that high
levels of occupational accidents and fatalities seem to occur in the formal sector. The rural and informal sector is likely even
more vulnerable. This is supported by the ILO global occupational accidents and diseases estimate, see below. These estimates
make the implementation of this Master Plan all the more important to safeguard the lives and health of the Cambodian workers in
line with the Rectangular Strategy.

The ILO global occupational accident and diseases estimates3 report annually 1070 fatal occupational injuries and about 1,4 million
occupational accidents (over four days absence) in Cambodia. While these are estimates, the difference to the NSSF records

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https://www.nnk.gov.hu/cejoem/database.html, updated by the author to 2019 figures
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indicates that the occupational accidents and diseases in Cambodia are severely underreported. It is critical that preventative efforts
are implemented so that the incidence of occupational injuries and diseases continue to decrease.

With respect to the employer, there are financial implications, such as rehabilitation and medical costs and increased levy for the
NSSF, whilst the employee loses income, resulting in a negative impact on the family and dependants. This often results in the
individual becoming dependant of the State through the social security scheme. Extending the coverage of the occupational accident
and diseases compensations scheme will provide economic stability of victims, record reliable data on occupational accident and
diseases statistics and methods for rehabilitation and return-to-work schemes.

6. Commitment of the Partners and Mission Statement

The Third Master Plan is building on the achievements of the Second Master Plan. The Third Master Plan intend to further develop
a clear and coherent legal and policy framework, including efficient enforcement, for occupational safety and health (OSH) workplace
preventive actions for workers and employers. The focus on further strengthening the OSH management systems at the national
sub-national and especially at enterprise levels is a prerequisite for ensuring a safe and healthy environment at work and fostering
a preventive culture of safety and health at work. The work to improve the working environment is most efficient and effective, when
done through cooperation between the employer and workers at their own workplace, while assisted by the government.

6.1 Commitment of the government and social partners

The government is committed to implementing the National Occupational Safety and Health Policy in cooperation with employer
and worker representatives, and other stakeholders in the OSH field. It is recognised that although every effort is made to expand
the outreach of the inspectorates, there will never be enough inspectors to eliminate all hazards. Therefore employer-worker
cooperation in OSH at the workplace (OSH management system) is crucial to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.

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Together all partners will strive to develop a strong preventive safety and health management system, aimed at fostering a safety
culture, in all workplaces focusing on the following points.

1. Developing and enforcing OSH laws and regulations

2. Promoting cooperation among OSH stakeholders (government, employers, workers and other related OSH organisations)
3. Promoting cooperation with the international and regional community on OSH
4. Disseminating to workplaces and the public information on OSH regarding laws and regulations, practical preventive measures,
current issues and preventive actions based on research and data on occupational accidents and diseases,
5. Organising training on OSH in all enterprises for all workers

6.2 Mission of Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Department of Safety and Health

As the lead Ministry in occupational safety and health, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health has the following
mission:

- Develop and implement policies, standards and legal frameworks on occupational safety and health, jointly with other
related government organisations and the social partners, that support the efforts of to promote activities in the area of
occupational safety and health.
- Promote the capacity of labour inspectors and stakeholders in the occupational safety and health sector.
- Promote the quality of occupational safety and health services.
- Provide protection and widely promote occupational safety and health awareness to all employers and workers in formal,
informal and rural economy.
- Promote and enforce occupational safety and health management systems at all workplaces.

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The purpose of this strategic 3rd Master Plan is to promote healthy, safe, productive and quality lives of women and men workers in
the public, formal and informal economy in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

7. Strategies and Specific Objectives

The 3rd Master Plan, based on the National OSH Policy is aimed at focusing on the following strategies:

Strategy 1: COHERENT OSH LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK, ALIGNED WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND
EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED

Strategy 2: INFRASTRUCTURE OF A FUNCTIONAL OSH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT NATIONAL, SUB-NATIONAL AND

ENTERPRISE LEVEL THROUGH COOPERATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING DEVELOPED

Strategy 3: ENFORCEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND A COMPETENT AND EFFECTIVE OSH AND LABOUR INSPECTION

Strategy 4: EMPLOYER AND WORKER OSH COOPERATION IN FORMAL SECTOR, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH RISK
SECTORS, TO IMPROVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY INCREASED

Strategy 5: SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN SME’S AND IN RURAL AND INFORMAL ECONOMY
PROMOTED, AS WELL AS OSH AWARENESS INCREASED

Strategy 6: CHILD AND FORCED LABOUR ELIMINATION, COOPERATION IN PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS, DRUG USE,
COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AT WORK

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The strategies and specific objectives in this Master Plan have been developed based on a SWOT analysis made by the tripartite
constituents and relevant stakeholders. Their formulation has been made in line with the policy formulation and implementation cycle
and aims to improve them in order to achieve qualitative and quantitative results.

In addition to the defined strategies the analysis raises several crosscutting issues, which are crucial for the Cambodian situation.
The size of the informal economy leaves a sizeable part of the work force outside the official legislation. Based on the Constitution,
the implementation and monitoring of this programme need to consider ways and means to effectively extend protection of rural and
informal workers to achieve equal protection of all workers without discrimination. Likewise, the gender dimension (such as women
workers being exposed to extensive working hours in the informal and formal sectors (about 70 % of accident victims in garment
sector are women) and more men to a large extent being the victims of fatal occupational accidents) will require increased gender
segregated data collection and research to better target preventive actions.

The outputs and indicators related to the objectives will be presented in the SMART Action Plan (to be developed separately).

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STRATEGY I: Coherent OSH legal and policy framework, aligned with international standards and effectively enforced

Updated labour and OSH legislation in line with ILO and UN principles and best practices is a prerequisite for the work of the
Ministries and Government agencies as well as the social partners. However, the legislation remains an empty letter unless
implemented by the three partners in reality.

The specific objectives for implementing of this strategy are shown below:

1. Develop a clear and coherent framework of OSH laws, in a sensitive manner on gender and vulnerable groups of
workers (including the OSH part of the Labour law, the draft OSH law and subsequent practical OSH Prakas), as
well as relevant enforcement and compliance mechanisms.
2. Develop and present for adoption the OSH Law in line with ILO principles and good preventive practices followed
by an early adoption by the MLVT.
3. The National OSH Policy to be adopted by the Royal Government develop more prioritised guidelines for
implementation and broadly promote publicly and implement.
4. Based on accident data and research, produce a (targeted and prioritised) development plan of subsequent Prakas
for specific economic sector and hazardous sectors (such as construction, mining, machine safety, garment,
manufacture, asbestos exposure, etc.), in close collaboration with the social partners and stakeholders.
5. Cooperate with Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) to incorporate safety
and health requirements and their enforcement in Code of Conduct and future sub-decrees/Prakas related to
construction.
6. Develop and finalise Prakas/guidelines for establishment and operation of OSH management systems (workplace
OSH policies, bipartite safety committees, workers safety representative and safety officer) at enterprises.
7. Strengthen the use and implementation of ILO OSH Conventions gradually with the aim to ratify the following ILO
Conventions: primarily Labour Inspection Convention, No.81; Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, No.129;
Occupational Safety and Health Convention, No.155, Asbestos Convention, No. 162, Promotional Framework for
OSH Convention, No. 187 and also Conditions of Employment of Plantation Workers Convention, No.110,

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 Occupational Health Services Convention, No.161, OSH in Construction Convention, No.167, Safety and Health in
Agriculture Convention, No. 184.
8. Incorporate the Recommendation on transition from informal to formal economy, R 204 and ILO OSH MS-2001
Guidelines in national OSH legal framework.
9. Update the regulations (Prakas, policy, guidelines) related to Labour and OSH Inspection, based on the Labour
Law, to ensure free access to all places of work, legal mandate and enforcement rights, and relevant competence
and capacity for efficient inspections in small enterprises, inspections in agriculture and promotion of OSH among
rural and informal sector and self-employed (see also S3 on review of roles of inspectors).
10. Review/take into use guidelines for a functioning reporting, recording and notification of occupational accidents and
diseases at the national and workplace levels (ref also digital inspection database).
11. Legally ban all types of asbestos and asbestos containing materials, promote use of asbestos substitution materials,
establish mandatory regulations on safety procedure of asbestos abatement, and health surveillance on high-risk
workers to asbestos related diseases (ARD), and add ARDs into the list of occupational diseases.

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STRATEGY II: Infrastructure of a functioning OSH management system at national, sub-national and enterprise level
through cooperation and capacity building developed.

Several Governmental ministries and agencies have a role to play in the improvement of working environment. Due to scarce
resources it is necessary to ensure active cooperation and coordination. Tripartite collaboration on a national level is needed to
develop and implement OSH legislation. Bipartite OSH cooperation at enterprises assure good understanding of local working
environment and fast action for prevention. All resources need to be trained and targeted towards preventive actions.

The specific objectives for implementing of this strategy are shown below:
National level

1. Ensure the effective operation of the invigorated National Committee on OSH (NCOSH), including clear functions
and workplans.
2. Clarify and coordinate OSH related actions between NCOSH and Labour Advisory Committee (LAC).
3. Explore the roles of the MLVT, other ministries and agencies dealing with OSH legal and policy issues to ensure
efficient cooperation and coordination (such as mining, construction, transportation and health agencies).
4. Evaluate functions and capabilities of OSH professional organizations and improve capabilities of professional
human and technical resources to increase efficiency of their prevention function.
5. Establish an employer-funded OSH training institute to train enterprise-based safety committee members and
workers at high-risk workplaces.
6. Develop, jointly with the relevant Ministries, a coordination and inspection plan and a plan to undertake preventive
measures at high-risk workplaces.
7. Conduct a feasibility study, jointly with the Ministry of Health, other concerned organisations and WHO on preventive
occupational health (OH) services including proactive prevention of occupational diseases, risk assessment, workers
health check-up and surveillance, rehabilitation and return-to-work services to the national health system, and
improve accessibility and quality of preventive OH services
8. Organise an annual National OSH Conference to increase public OSH awareness and share OSH successes.

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Sub-national (Provincial and municipal) level

9. Review the role of various OSH related inspectors at the sub-national level with the aim to increase collaboration
and efficiency.
10. Establish collaboration of sub-national inspectors with rural and informal economy employers, agricultural extension
workers and workers with the aim to promote safe and healthy working environment, utilising the ILO R 204.
11. Provide capacity building for effective inspection and collaboration.
12. Encourage collaboration among the sub-national and enterprise level actors to improve the reporting of occupational
accidents and diseases

Enterprise level

13. Introduce and ensure compliance of enterprise level OSH management systems (OSH MS), including workplace
OSH policies, bipartite OSH committees, workers’ safety representatives and safety officers (see also S1 and S 3).
14. Promote guidelines for the establishment and operation of OSH Committees at enterprises, see also S 1.
15. Introduce risk assessment and risk management training for enterprise, jointly with employers’ and workers’
organisations.
16. Increase capacity building and collaboration in accident reporting, (see also S V).

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STRATEGY III: Enforcement, compliance and a competent and effective OSH and labour inspection

The best legal OSH system remains an empty letter without effective enforcement. The Labour Inspection needs a clear mandate
and right to use sanctions, if necessary, to provide a level playing field for the enterprises. Simultaneously, the inspection need to
be competent and trustworthy with a high integrity. As no country ever has enough inspectors to cover all workplaces, the OSH MS
at enterprises need to carry the main focus of improving working environment, and the inspection can be consulted as a neutral
adviser and interpreter of the OSH legislation. Meanwhile, the inspection has a role as proactive inspector of enterprises and a
promoter of safe and healthy working environment in rural and informal economy.

The specific objectives for implementing of this strategy are shown below:
1. Review the role of the labour, OSH and investigation inspectors in the various departments under the MLVT and
re-organize their OSH functions efficiently.
2. Meanwhile provide core labour and core OSH training for all inspectors to widen inspection capacity and thus
increase reach-out to more enterprises.
3. Strengthen the use of the Strategic Compliance Planning for the Labour Inspectorate4 to assist elements of self-
regulation and OSH management systems at workplaces.
4. Consider increased collaboration and joint activities, at national and sub-national levels, with other inspections
and partners (such as mining, construction, industry, environment, transportation, health, agriculture and tourism)
to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
5. Set up governmental technical cooperation groups for high-risk industries, specifically for construction and mining,
to improve OSH in both formal and informal economy.
6. Increase the reporting, investigation and recording of occupational accidents and diseases through promotion and
expansion of NSSF coverage and benefit payment, also to the informal economy.
7. Ensure that gender segregated and more representative occupational accident and diseases data from NSSF is
provided to the inspectorate to decrease underreporting and improve inspection management and targeting.

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ILO Approach to Strategic Compliance Planning for Labour Inspectorates, Dec 2017, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---
lab_admin/documents/publication/wcms_606471.pdf
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 8. Based on research, accident statistics and approved new Prakas develop a gender sensitive inspection
management/targeting programme, also considering vulnerable groups of workers (such as women, youth,
elderly, migrants) to expand inspection coverage.
9. Include in workplace inspection checking of compliance with requirements of enterprise-based OSH MS
(enterprise OSH policies, safety committee, workers’ safety reps and safety officer), written risk management
actions and occupational accident and diseases reporting (to be incorporated in the digital inspection reporting
system).
10. Develop and ensure adherence to guidelines for inspection, general and in-depth, including performance
indicators as well as Code of Conduct, in line with ILO5 and IALI guidelines.
11. Undertake a need analysis of labour inspector training, including emerging risks and promotion of OSH in the
informal sector, and develop a training strategy with training curricula for rolling training schedules.
12. Ensure sufficient professional human resources in risk assessment and risk management, communication and
technical skills, as needed (see above).
13. Provide sufficient capacity and resources for the Labour Inspection to cover small enterprises, also in sub-national
level, as well as agriculture and to provide OSH promotion to the informal sector and self-employed people (see
also S IV, point 8).
14. Produce and publish annual inspection reports both on national and sub-national levels.
15. Develop/take into use a reliable digital inspection database, which records previous inspections, noted violations
and reported occupational accidents and diseases.
16. Introduce an OSH self-reporting system for enterprises.
17. Implement targeted OSH campaigns and inspection drives in selected high-risk industries, especially in
connection with new OSH Prakas.
18. Promote safe and healthy working environment in the rural and informal economy, jointly with stakeholders from
these economies.
19. Include promoting of safety culture, the business case of OSH and OSH good practice, preventive risk assessment
to the as part of safety awareness activities of the labour inspections

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ILO Guidelines on general principles of labour inspection, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---
lab_admin/documents/genericdocument/wcms_844153.pdf

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STRATEGY IV: Employer and worker OSH cooperation in formal sector, especially in high-risk sectors, to improve working
environment and productivity increased

The employer in the formal economy has the duty to provide safe and healthy working environment, which also ensure high
productivity. In order to enable the OSH system at enterprises, the employers and workers, further capacity building is needed.
Furthermore, development of procedures and processes for further specialization in risk assessment and management, preventive
measures and health surveillance to be applied in all ongoing occupational safety and health implementation actions, is needed.

The specific objectives for implementing of this strategy are shown below:
1. Promote cooperation in OSH between employers and workers at enterprises through awareness campaigns.
2. Set up industrial sector working groups, led by high-standard enterprises, to increase adherence to OSH legislation
and regulations aiming at a level playing field for all enterprises and increased OSH awareness.
3. Increase coverage and ensure functioning of the OSH management system (OSH MS) at enterprises (enterprise OSH
policies, safety committee, workers safety representation and safety officer) to increase social dialogue in OSH at
enterprises to ensure efficient prevention and to support labour inspection (in line with the Rectangular Strategy).
4. Develop and/or adapt available risk assessment tools (paper based and on-line) for use at all workplaces. The
preventive risk assessment will cover all work-related risks, including (but not limited to) psychosocial, ergonomic,
biological, physical (including fainting), and chemical, including asbestos-related risks, which may result in non-
communicable and communicable diseases.
5. Share occupational hazards information with the workers to increase safety and health awareness and joint preventive
actions.
6. Conduct regular, periodic and special, medical check-ups with the aim to identify and eliminate workplace hazards
and to provide early diagnosis and treatment.
7. Develop, test and introduce a self-reporting system for enterprises (on hazards, accidents and preventive measures),
jointly with employers’ and workers’ organisations.
8. Identify high-risk sectors (such as travel goods and bag production, garment, footwear, brick factories, construction,
mining, maritime work and entertainment) to focus employer preventive actions, supported by workers and OSH
inspectors.
9. Promote protection of migrants’ rights, benefit, occupational safety and health, and dignity of workers in line with the
Rectangular Strategy.

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10. Provide safety and health information, OSH education and awareness raising to workers, especially vulnerable groups
and migrant workers in easily understandable form and language.
11. Promote employers’ organisation and trade unions to train their members in preventive OSH MS, safety and health
culture and other related OSH issues at enterprises, supported by DOSH.
12. Promote and assist the relevant industry to select OSH champion enterprises and to organise targeted OSH training
for employers and workers, as well as subcontractors, using ILO and international material, such as WISE, WISCON,
WILCON, etc.
13. Use the National Asbestos Profile and Roadmap (Recommendations) to launch the process of eliminating all
asbestos, including public awareness, methodology to substitute asbestos and remove asbestos safely both in formal
and informal economy.
14. Promote the dissemination of national and international best practices in OSH MS, the understanding of safety and
health culture and the financial benefits of safe and healthy working environment to improve productivity and quality.

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STRATEGY V: Safe and healthy working environment in SME’s and in rural and informal economy promoted as well as OSH
awareness increased

A challenge facing the OSH community is the large rural and informal economy as this is one of the most vulnerable segment of the
population. There are many organizational forms in the informal economy: cooperatives, small traders, community groups, and social
associations developing in the fast-changing world today. The employers and workers in the SMEs, rural informal sector have a real
demand to be supported by inspectors through giving advice and technical consultation on OSH issues. Inspectors can provide
advisory service on OSH and how to conduct risk assessments and control workplace hazards. Crucial OHS knowledge to such
employers and workers are practical, low-cost solutions to improve working environment and increased understanding of how better
working environment lead to higher productivity and quality. Such advice assists them in better compliance with the law, especially
in small-scale enterprises, using WISE, WIND, WINDY and WISH methodologies.

The specific objectives for implementing of this strategy are shown below:

1. Introduce the provisions in the adopted ILO Recommendation No. 204 into the methodology of the Labour
Inspectorate working with the rural and informal sector, develop joint cooperation with informal sector stakeholders
and promote best OSH practices in the sector.
2. Compile data on subcontractors, SMEs, rural and informal economy operators to improve reach-out for inspectors
and OSH practitioners.
3. Undertake a study on working environment in rural and informal economy to identify hazards and solutions.
4. Provide sufficient training, capacity and resources for the OSH and labour inspection to cover SMEs enterprises, also
in the sub-national level, as well as agriculture and to provide OSH advice and promotion to the informal sector and
self-employed people (see also S III, point 10).
5. Establish a specialized training for OSH and labour inspectors in topics of occupational safety and health, especially
in agriculture, small, medium and micro business, informal sector and self-employment.
6. Expand the services of IDPoor and NSSF to self-employed, rural and informal economy.

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 7. Expand promotion and training programmes, jointly with the social partners, WISE trainer network and other
stakeholder from the SME sector, on improvement of working environment and its impact on higher productivity.
8. Expand training programme, jointly with social partners, WISH trainer network and domestic employer organisations,
on improvement of working environment in the domestic work.
9. Expand training programme, jointly with WISCON, WIND and WINDY trainer networks, agricultural extension workers,
farmers and rural workers’ organisations, on self-improvement of working environment in the rural and informal
economy.

Public awareness

10. Develop an interactive communication plan, including use of new media, hot line, media training, etc., for OSH
promotion in the formal, rural and informal sector, jointly with national mass media.
11. Collect, compile and disseminate best OSH practices (related to safe marketplaces, traffic safety, safe machinery and
equipment, etc.) for the above SME and informal sector, jointly with sector representatives.
12. Strengthen Cambodia’s leading role in improving working environment in small, medium and micro enterprises
(SMMEs) in the ASEAN-OSHNET.
13. Promote and expand public OSH events with new partners, such as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work,
OSH awards with ASEAN-OSHNET, awards for enterprises with good OSH practices, etc.

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STRATEGY VI: Child and forced labour elimination, cooperation in prevention of HIV/AIDS, drug use communicable and
non-communicable diseases at work

The Labour Inspection takes part in these actions and campaigns using its resources. However, other organisations are mainly
responsible for organising and executing these actions with the support of the labour inspection. The impact at work of these
campaigns is of concern to the OSH authorities.

The specific objectives for implementing of this strategy are shown below:
1. Participate in Child and Forced Labour Elimination Action Plan through targeted inspections and promotional events.
2. OSH and labour inspectors include monitoring of children aged 15 to 18 years against unacceptable forms of child
labour.
3. Coordinate workplace related OSH actions with the Tripartite Coordination Committee on HIV, AIDS and drugs.
4. Continue to promote prevention of HIV/AIDS and drug use at work with the help of enterprise-based committees
focusing on prevention of drug use and HIV/AIDS ultimately aiming at safe and healthy workplaces.
5. Promote the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases and pandemics at workplaces, jointly with
national and international programmes and campaigns.
6. Cooperate with regional and international actors (such as ASEAN and WHO) to promote programmes and campaigns.

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 8. Action (implementation) Plan

The development of the 3rd OSH Master Plan was developed in consultation with stakeholders from the formal, rural and informal
sector. It covers all key issues and requirements under Labour and OSH legislation in Cambodia, within the ASEAN-OSHNET as
well as the ILO and the global community. Implementation of the strategic plan under each of the six strategies is a considerably
significant process and therefore, requires access to both human and financial resources, a synergy between the various teams and
effective collaboration among the relevant parties and role players.

The Action (implementation) plan is a living document, which provides more details on the individual activities to be undertaken to
implement the Master Plan. The individual activities are based on the specific objectives aimed at implementing the Strategies in
full. The Action Plan needs to be SMART and thus progress can be followed on a semi-annual base and correcting action can be
taken at an early stage to ensure full implementation in the final end. The Action Plan (2023-2027) founded on results-based SMART
methodology is in Annex 3.

9. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

Monitoring and evaluation of each project or activity under the 3rd OSH Master Plan (MP) shall be conducted every 6 months in each
financial year as this will form part of the reporting requirement. Results from the implementation of the MP shall be presented to
NOSHC twice a year and within 60 days after the 6 month period has been closed.

A public assessment of the implementation of the strategy is to be conducted every three years starting after the approval and launch
of the MP and a report to be published within 12 months after the assessment, which is to be made available to the public.

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Monitoring mechanism

The main institutions involved in monitoring and reporting of this strategic framework and its action plan (to be developed) are the
following:
• Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH);
• National Committee on OSH (NCOSH).
DOSH is responsible for continuously monitoring the implementation of the approved strategic framework and undertaking actions,
if necessary, to ensure timely and effective conduct of the activities set out in the action plan.

The key functions of DOSH in the process of monitoring and reporting are the following:
• Establish an effective monitoring and reporting mechanism in line with monitoring and reporting requirements and ensure its
application.
• Collect information from participating ministries and relevant stakeholders in occupational safety and health (including social
partners, representatives of the rural and informal sector) on the implementation of the strategic framework and its action
plan.
• Prepare regular annual reports on the implementation of the strategic framework and biannual reports on the implementation
of the action plan.
• Initiate discussions of problematic issues, if needed.
• Publish regular reports on the website of DOSH after its endorsement by the respective body.

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Frequency of monitoring reports

DOSH will prepare two reports:

• Semi-annual reports on implementation of action plan;
• Annual report on implementation of strategic framework.

The template for semi-annual report is provided in Annex 1 and for the annual progress report in Annex 2.

The annual progress report should lead to decisions to mitigate the risks and improve the implementation. It is important to formulate
actionable recommendations. They should lead to concrete decisions and/or specific actions by institutions.
In addition to the annual progress report, DOSH will prepare one final report at the end of the implementation period of the MP. The
final report will be prepared within three months following the expiry date of the MP.

Evaluation

The Strategy will undergo interim evaluation in 2025 to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of implementation. The final
evaluation will be done in 2027.

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ANNEXES

Annex 1: Recommendations for Developing Semi-Annual Report

Template for semi-annual report

I. SUMMARY INFORMATION (1 page maximum)

OVERALL PROGRESS
In this section, the following information is provided:
• overall number of valid actions for the six months covered
• information on the overall implementation rate, e.g. the percentage and number of fully, partially and not implemented actions
• areas showing the best and the poorest performance (based on objectives).

PROBLEMS AND RISKS

In this section, a summary of the main reasons for delays in implementing actions is presented. Any risks to the future implementation of actions and
achievement of objectives are highlighted.

NEXT STEPS
Possible solutions to the problems identified and next steps towards implementation of the strategic document are suggested.

II. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES

In this section, information on the implementation status of the actions is provided, along with a brief description of the progress against each action,
(output) indicators, any problems identified and the proposed next steps.
Template for progress against actions
The focus of the action plan report is on the completion of actions as foreseen in the action plan and the reasons for delays, provided in the column
“Progress on implementation”.

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 Leading Product Challenges and suggestions
Strategies and
Financial and (Output) References to Progress on
No. Specific Deadline
Source supporting documents implementation
objectives
institution

I. Strategy:

I.1 Specific
objectives
I.1.1.1 [Title of
action]
I.1.1.2 [Title of
action]
I.1.1.3 [Title of
action]
I.2 Specific
actions
II.1.1.1 [Title of
action]
II.1.1.2 [Title of
action]
II.1.1.3 [Title of
action]
II. Strategy:

II.1 Specific
actions

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Annex 2: Recommendations for Developing Annual Report

Template for annual report

DOSH has the overall responsibility for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the strategic framework.
The purpose of this template is to describe the structure of the annual progress report and to provide more detailed instructions on what information could be
provided. The structure and instructions for the preparation of the strategic framework report are presented below.

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In this section, brief information on the progress against each strategy of the strategic document is provided, based on both the indicators and the
implementation of key reforms in the sector. Only achievements in the implementation of the most important activities should be presented. The importance
of activities is decided according to the scope of their impact, political attention, and media or civil-society interest. Graphs, tables and pictures can be used to
illustrate the achievements. This section also provides brief information about the progress towards achieving the vision (the “bigger picture”). It also
summarizes key challenges, risks and necessary corrective measures.
This section should be used to brief decision makers, the public and stakeholders. The executive summary will be short and concise, up to three pages long.

2 PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC DOCUMENT OBJECTIVES

This section describes the progress made towards implementing each objective of the strategic document. It will have as many sub-sections as there are
objectives in the strategic document. Before describing the implementation of each objective, summary information on overall progress could be provided here.
It could include information on:
1. reforms successfully implemented in the year
2. areas needing improvement in implementation
3. overall budget execution.

Tables and graphs can be used here.

PROGRESS AGAINST PLANNED STRATEGY OUTPUTS: [title of strategy]

In these sub-sections, the information on the progress against each planned strategic output should be provided. The progress against each objective is
described according to indicators and the overall progress in implementing activities under the objective. Information on whether indicator targets were achieved
should be presented. A description of the key reforms implemented should be provided, as well as reasons for any failure to achieve the targets. This

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information will give a sense of whether the strategic document is moving closer to achieving the targets. Activities that contributed to the achievement of the
objective can also be presented, always with the aim of answering such questions as: “Why did we plan this activity?” and “How has this activity helped to
improve the public services we are responsible for?” It is especially important to mention the successes, gaps and challenges, along with recommendations
for overcoming the gaps and challenges. Priority actions to improve the performance should also be outlined.
Each sub-section could include the following information:
1. assessment of the main achievements, using indicators and graphs
2. success stories
3. assessment of challenges, gaps and bottlenecks
4. budgetary resources
5. conclusions and recommendations for the next steps.

Graphs, tables or pictures should be used to illustrate the assessment. Linked indicators should be used to tell the story.

3 RISKS AND STEPS TO ADDRESS THEM

In this section, any risks to the overall strategic document implementation are assessed and steps to address these risks are provided. Such risks can relate
to institutional capacity, financial capacity, the regulatory environment, partnership and engagement by other institutions, and other factors external to the
strategic document. Steps to address these risks in the future are identified and listed in this section.
This section is prepared by DOSH based on the inputs provided by implementing institutions. DOSH need to instruct participating institutions to provide such
information through the reporting process.

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Annex 3: Action Plan

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 Specific Objectives and indicators for implementing and monitoring the Third OSH Master Plan, 2023-27

The Master Plan will be implemented and monitored according to the indicators presented in the table below.

No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
I. STRATEGY I: Coherent OSH legal and policy framework, aligned with international standards and effectively enforced
1 Develop a clear and List of laws o Create a national technical MLVT (DOSH:) 2000 2023 Plan for updating of
coherent framework of OSH and draft laws working group on OSH coherent OSH legal
NCOSH
laws, in a sensitive manner related to OSH Compare all present laws framework agreed
on gender and vulnerable (pls add) and draft to international NCOSH Tech supp
groups of workers (including Conventions members
OSH profile MLVT- in-
the OSH part of the Labour o prepare plan for NCDM kind
law, the draft OSH law and updating/adopting a
subsequent practical OSH coherent OSH legal NADC
2024
Prakas), as well as relevant framework NAA KOSHA
enforcement and
compliance mechanisms.

2 Develop and present First draft o Internal meeting in MLVT, In-kind by 2023-2024 Law on OSH ready for
for adoption the OSH Law on OSH Ministry to review and MinJust, MLVT, adoption
Law in line with ILO with support give inputs to the first NCOSH,
principles and good of KOSHA draft BoEC
preventive practices o Organise meeting of In-kind
MLMUPC
followed by an early national OSH from NOTE: in cash to
adoption by the MLVT. committee to get more MME KOSHA MLVT/DOSH, but

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
inputs to the first draft Mo Interior support as consultant
law on OSH experts on law
NSSF In-kind
o Organise consultative development, training
from
workshop with MoH DOSH officials in
other
tripartite partners MoAgri Korea; equip and
ministries
(ministries, employer support the training
Mo Industry,
and worker center on OSH by
Science,
organisations) 5000 Korean expert (Approx.
Technology
o Revised the law on 2 million USD)
and Korea
OSH with supporting
innovation and In-
documents on the
(MISTI) kind by
process of drafting the
law and submit to MoEn In-kind by
office of council of MLVT
MoComerce
ministers
o Organise meeting with
concern legislative
committee and
meeting of full national 2 workshops at office of
assembly council of ministers
o Adopted and signed 12,000 1 National assembly
by the king meeting

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
o Dissemination
ceremony of the law
on OSH to all partners
widely - Launching ceremony
with partners: 300 px
- Printed and
15,000
disseminate the law on
OSH
3 The National Policy on Final draft of o Approve and sign by MLVT, In-kind 2023 The National Policy on
OSH to be adopted by national Minister of LVT NCOSH, OSH adopted and
Promotion
the Royal Government policy on o Organise other widely promoted
2023-2025
develop more OSH with dissemination national and 15000
prioritised guidelines the support workshop/meeting on sub-national
for implementation and of ILO/Japan national policy on partners
broadly promote OSH Project OSH to all tripartite
publicly and implement. and concern partners
and organisation
o Printing national 500 copied of policy
policy 550 printed
o Upload the policy in In-kind Policy on OSH can be
MLVT page accessed by public

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
4 Based on accident data Compiled o Organise seminar on MLVT, 5000 2023 300 participants
and research, produce accident and dissemination of how to NSSF, Plan to
a (targeted and disease use and enter data into MoH develop
prioritised) received the system on MLVT new Prakas
development plan of from NSSF; o Analyse and evaluate 2024
subsequent Prakas for and annual hazardous works and
In-kind
specific economic report of sectors by using OSH
sector and hazardous enterprise data management Annual report of
sectors (such as physician. system of MLVT MLVT’s reporting
construction, mining, But no o Prepare annual system
machine safety, research evaluation report of
garment, manufacture, and hazardous work and
asbestos exposure, determine means to be taken to
In-kind
etc.), in close type of work mitigate the risk
collaboration with the and o Prepare plan to develop
Annual report
social partners and hazardous new Prakas for
stakeholders. sectors adoption
o List of employment with
high risk In-kind
o Meeting with MoH to
identify occupational Plan to develop new
diseases (formal and In-kind Prakas
informal sector)

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
List enterprises with
high risk
In-kind
Draft list occupational
disease

5 Cooperate with Ministry Reviewed o Continue the MLVT/DoSH In-kind 2023 OSH included in law on
of Construction to and cooperation with construction
incorporate safety and provided MLMUC to improve OSH included in
health requirements input on Law working and OSH MLMUPC,
Building Code
and their enforcement on conditions for workers
in the draft Building construction in construction sector
NCOSH
Code. o Develop necessary
MLVT input
and relevant legal
to Building
documents and
Code?
guidelines in
collaboration with
MLMUC

6 Develop and finalise o Draft Law o Develop guidelines on MLVT/DoSH In-kind 2025 Guidelines adopted and
Prakas/guidelines for and Policy formation and & LI, promoted
establishment and on OSH operation of OSH NCOSH
operation of OSH o Draft committee in
management systems standard enterprises

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
(workplace OSH operating o Launching and
policies, bipartite safety procedure dissemination the Printed guidelines and
committees, workers (SOP) Guideline launching event
safety representant 5000
and safety officer) at
enterprises.
7 Strengthen the use and Conv 81 Review draft OSH Law to MLVT/DoSH In-kind 2024 Draft OSH Law
implementation of ILO partly be aligned with C 81 & LI
OSH Conventions implemented
gradually with the aim
Conv 129 Review draft OSH Law to MLVT/DoSH In-kind 2024 Draft OSH Law
to ratify the following
partly be aligned with C 129 & LI
ILO Conventions:
implemented
primarily Labour
Inspection Convention, Conv 155 Review draft OSH Law to MLVT/DoSH, In-kind 2024 Draft OSH Law
No.81; Labour partly be aligned with C 155 NCOSH
Inspection (Agriculture) implemented
Convention, No.129; Conv 162 Review draft OSH Law to MLVT, In-kind 2024 Draft OSH Law
Occupational Safety partly be aligned with C 162 MinHealth,
and Health Convention, implemented NCOSH
No.155, Asbestos
Convention, No. 162, Conv 187 Review draft OSH Law to MLVT, In-kind 2024 Updated OSH Law
Promotional partly be aligned with C 187 NCOSH ready for adoption by
Framework for OSH implemented Parliament

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
Convention, No. 187 EO & TU
and also Conditions of
Any other Review OSH law to align MLVT, In-kind 2023 OSH Law
Employment of
draft OSH with all convention NCOSH
Plantation Workers
related law, related to OSH
Convention, No.110, EO & TU
that needs
Occupational Health
to be aligned
Services Convention,
No.161, OSH in
Construction
Convention, No.167,
Safety and Health in
Agriculture Convention,
No. 184.

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
8. Incorporate the N/A o Create a working MLVT, In-kind 2023-24 Guidelines on transition
Recommendation on group to study and NCOSH & of workers from
transition from informal developing a Relevant informal to formal
guidelines
to formal economy, R Ministries, economy
o Develop procedure
204 and ILO OSH MS- and mechanism to farmers
2001 Guidelines in support the union,
national OSH legal transformation of informal
framework. workers from the workers’ 5000
informal to formal union
economy to that they
can benefit from OSH NSSF
protection program
o Organised network of
informal sector workers
9. Update the regulations Labour law o Prepare list of MLVT In-kind 2025 Study published
(Prakas, policy, and relevant occupational disease
o Issue Prakas on NCOSH List of occupational
guidelines) related to Prakas
occupational disease diseases and Prakas
Labour and OSH MLMUP
- Osh law o Compile list of high-risk on occ diseases
Inspection, based on enterprise MME
draft
the Law on Labour, to o Prepare and conduct BEC
ensure free access to study on the situation
all places of work, legal of hazardous work of NSSF
informal economy Revised OSH
mandate and MoH
workers and legislation (date open)
enforcement rights,
agriculture

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
and relevant o Review and make MISTI
competence and amendment to any
current relevant legal MoE
capacity for efficient
framework on OSH to MoAgr
inspections in small
include informal
enterprises, economy and MoCom
inspections in agriculture based
agriculture and existing ILO standard
promotion of OSH and good practice in
among rural and ASEAN country.
informal sector and o Develop guidelines on
inspection and its
self-employed (see
procedures to inspect
also SO3 on review of agriculture work and Inspection guidelines
roles of inspectors). other necessary adopted (date open)
sectors under the
mandate of labour law.
10 Review/take into use Data system o Create a working MLVT, $1,000 2023 Workgroup established
guidelines for a on OSH (in group to monitor and NCOSH, and first annual report
functioning reporting, progress) control data and published
reporting system on EO & TU
recording and In-kind
notification of occupational disease
o Oversee and maintain Promotional
occupational accidents
regularly the data workshop(s) organised
and diseases at the management system
national and workplace in (which to be defined)
o Annual reports
published

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
levels (ref also digital o Organize economic sectors (date
inspection database). dissemination open, tbd)
workshop on the data
and reporting system
to employer and
workers organizations
and all concern parties.
o Produce list of
occupational disease
11 Legally ban all types of Cambodia o Amendment sub- MLVT and In-kind 2026 Sub-decree #17
asbestos and asbestos National decree #17 to include Asbestos amended
containing materials, Asbestos asbestos into the list of working
profile hazardous substance. group
promote use of
o Develop relevant legal
asbestos substitution document to ban the In-kind 2024
materials, establish use of asbestos in Asbestos ban included
mandatory regulations construction material in OSH law
on safety procedure of and equipment
o Include a section/ Study published (date
asbestos abatement,
provision related to the open)
and health surveillance
management of
on high-risk workers to
asbestos in the draft
asbestos related law on OSH In-kind 2023 Provision on asbestos
diseases (ARD), and o Study to identify and included in the OSH
add ARDs into the list include the diseases law
caused by asbestos

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No. Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading & Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives supporting (USD)/
2022 Deadline
institution donor, in
kind
of occupational into the list of
diseases. occupational disease.
o Continue the training 30,000$ 2023-2027
and awareness raising Study report, List of
on asbestos diseases caused by
o Asbestos Day
asbestos
o Sharing in social media
(face book, YouTube)
and mass media: e.g. 20,000$ 2025-2027
Radio, and printed 5 Training events
material: e.g. leaflet (30px/tr),
25,000$ 2023-27 150 organised per year
2024
10,000$ 2025 1 Event held per year
with 500 px per event
Name of mass media,
social media and # of
material printed
NCDM: National Committee on Disaster Management
NADC: National Authority for Combating Drugs
NAA: National AIDS Authority

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No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
II. STRATEGY II: Infrastructure of a functioning OSH management system at national, sub-national and enterprise level
through cooperation and capacity building developed.
National Level
1 Ensure the effective Sub-decree o Convene meeting of MLVT, 2000 6 Monthly Meeting minutes of
operation of the on the NCOSH twice a year NCOSH
invigorated National creation of o Updated statutes of
Committee on OSH NCOSH NCOSH with clear NCOSH, In-kind
(NCOSH), including functions social Updated statutes
2024
clear functions and o Develop workplan of partners
workplans. NCOSH for yearly
Annual workplan
o Conduct capacity In-kind Yearly
building of NCOSH
members Training seminars
Yearly
organised
5,000
2 Clarify and NCOSH Meeting of the two MLVT In-kind 2023-24 Minutes of the meeting
coordinate OSH committees to clarify
LAC NCOSH 500
related actions their roles
between NCOSH LAC Documents on roles
and Labour updated

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No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
Advisory Committee
(LAC).

3 Explore the roles of N/A o Annual meeting for MLVT:DOSH 1000 Yearly Minutes of the meeting
the MLVT, other experience sharing MME Study published
ministries and of MLVT and other
agencies dealing concerned ministry MoH Recommendations for
with OSH legal and and parties MoE actions
policy issues to o External study on
MISTI 2000
ensure efficient the OSH roles of
cooperation and other Ministries and MoAgr
coordination (such recommendations MLMUPC,
as mining, for coordination
construction,
transportation and Concerned
health agencies). authorities
(tbd)

4 Evaluate functions N/A o Develop competent MLVT and In-kind 2024

and capabilities of standard to evaluate concerned A competent standard
OSH professional curriculum on OSH prof org developed and
organizations and training program (tbd) implemented
improve capabilities

47
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
of professional o Define OSH
human and professional Study published
technical resources organisations and
to increase their functions
efficiency of their o Review cooperation Review published
prevention function. possibilities
o Signed MoU with
professional MoU signed
organisations

5 Establish an Cooperation o Review CGTI MLVT, 1000 - Agreement with CGTI

employer-funded with training capacities signed
NLI Yearly
OSH training Cambodia o Develop training - Training curriculum
institute to train Garment agreement EO,
developed with DOSH
enterprise-based Training o Collaborate with NCOSH,
trainers and agreed with
safety committee institute CGTI to conduct TUs,
NCOSH (social partners)
members and (CGTI) and training on OSH CGTI-
workers at high-risk related skill. 2000 - Integrated basic OSH
National TAFTAC
workplaces. o Integrate basic OSH in NLI’s training
Labour
training in NLI curriculum
Institute (NLI)

48
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
6. Develop, jointly with Prakas on o agree on which MLVT, In-kind Yearly Working group
the relevant joint Ministries are MME
Ministries, a inspection involved
coordination and o Create inter- MoH Annual workplan agreed
inspection plan and ministerial MoE
a plan to undertake inspections working
MISTI 2 Training events and
preventive groups
200 inspectors attend
measures at high- o conduct training on MoAgr
the training
risk workplaces. OSH inspection MLMUPC
o agree on annual NCOSH
workplan

7. Conduct a feasibility Joint Prakas o Issue a Prakas on MLVT/DOS In-kind 2024 Prakas related to OSH in
study, jointly with #330 on hazardous work in H and Dep construction, Mining,
the Ministry of dispensary in collaboration with of and agriculture
Health, other enterprise concerned ministries Employme
concerned and authority nt (DOE)
organisations and
WHO on preventive NCOSH
- Prakas#429
o Conduct feasibility Study published (end
occupational health on physical MoH 15,000
study by external 2023-early 2024)
(OH) services check up
expert NSSF
including proactive
prevention of MOSVY

49
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
occupational -Prakas o Discuss and agree Agreement on
diseases, risk #433/20 on on suggested recommendations
assessment, agreement recommendations
workers health with local
check-up and enterprise for Occupational Health
o Action on
surveillance, medical services
rehabilitation and implementation
examination updated/established (to
return-to-work be based on feasibility
services to the study)
national health
system, and
improve
accessibility and
quality of preventive
OH services
8. Organise an annual No Start planning time, MLVT, 20,000 Yearly Annual OSH Conference
National OSH Conference programme, relevant NCOSH, organised with wide
Conference to organised speakers, advance social media coverage
increase public promotion, public partners
OSH awareness attraction, media
and share OSH coverage
successes.

50
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind

Sub-national
(Provincial and
municipal) level
9. Review the role of Division of MLVT/DoS In-kind Yearly Suggestions published
various OSH implementatio H (late 2023-early 2024)
o Suggestions for
related inspectors n authority closer collaboration, MLVT,
at the sub-national between see also SOIII, item MLMUPC,
level with the aim to National Joint inspection reports
2
increase (Ministry) and MME
collaboration and sub-national
efficiency. (provincial o Jointed inspection
department) between
central/national and
sub national levels
10 Establish No joint o Contact with rural MLVT/DoS In-kind 2024 Collaboration agreement
. collaboration of contacts and informal H, farmers
sub-national level employers and org,
inspectors with rural unions, Agri- informal 1 joint events per year
and informal extension workers to employer &
economy discuss cooperation Worker
employers, and implementation organisation
agricultural of ILO R 204 s, Agri-

51
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
extension workers o Establish pilot extension
and workers with collaboration worker
the aim to promote projects network
safe and healthy o Organize joint
working promotion events
environment,
utilising the ILO R
204.

11 Provide capacity Training on o Review of ILO R 204 MLVT, In-kind 2024 Training curriculum and
. building for effective guidelines for to develop training DOSH, LI, workplan
inspection and inspectors to methods training Three OSH training
collaboration. inspectors at dept (2000
courses conducted (in
national and per
o Training on OSH for Ministry training room)
sub-national course)
inspectors at sub-
levels 125 sub-national level
national level 6000
inspectors attend the
training on OSH (in
o Raise awareness targeted provinces—
and promote OSH TBD)
10000
inspection activities
in collaboration with

52
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
rural & informal
sector
12 Encourage N/A o Create an electronic MVLT, Sub- In-kind 2023 Promotions, campaigns
. collaboration reporting system national Reporting system
among the sub- level
national and inspection
o conduct promotion
enterprise level heads, sub-
and information
actors to improve national
campaigns
the reporting of level
occupational authorities
accidents and o Sub-national level and
diseases inspectors entitled to enterprises
punish or fine
enterprise that do
not provide report on
accident or
occupational
disease to national
authority

53
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
Enterprise level
13 Introduce and Prakas o Companies can MVLT, In-kind 2023-27 10 Champion
. ensure compliance 002/22 on register its OSH NCOSH, enterprises
of enterprise level SOP committee via enterprises
OSH management LACMS: Labour
systems (OSH MS), Automated Central 1 Employer campaign a
including workplace 919 Management year
OSH policies, companies System
bipartite OSH with OSH https://lacms.mlvt.go
committee 70% OSH WG or
committees, v.kh/ )
registered at committee on OSH in
workers’ safety o Select champion
DOSH/MLVT enterprises
representatives and enterprises
safety officers (see
also S1 and S3). o Conduct Employer
campaigns on
OSHMS
14 Promote guidelines Prakas o Conduct workshop MVLT, 2500 Yearly 2 workshop and 100
. for the 002/22 on twice a year NCOSH, participants attended the
establishment and SOP o Print and NSSF, EO, workshop
operation of OSH disseminate TUs 2500
committee at Guidelines
1000 books

54
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
enterprises, see o Print and 1000
also SO1. disseminate leaflet 1000 leaflets
with benefits of
accident reporting
15 Introduce risk N/A o Develop guidelines MVLT, In-kind 2023-2027 Guidelines and tools on
. assessment and on risk assessment NCOSH, risk assessment
25,000
risk management o Conduct 5 one-day training 100 pax in training of
training for training of trainers institute (5000
trainers
enterprise, jointly (25 px per training) per
with employers’ and o Carry out risk year) Assessment report
workers’ assessment -1000 enterprises
organisations. o Implement RA in conducted risk
1000 enterprise assessment
o LI checking RA has
- Inspection report on
been done
risk assessment
16 Increase capacity N/A o Develop procedure MVLT, 2000 2024 Risk assessment tool
. building and to conduct risk NCOSH, ready
collaboration in assessment, EO,
accident reporting, reporting system
see also SO V. and training TUs 100 trainers trained

55
No Strategy and Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
. Specific and (USD)/
2022 Deadline
Objectives supporting donor,
institution In-kind
o Reporting linked to On-line RA tool available
self-inspection
report system

56
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
III. STRATEGY III: Enforcement, compliance and a competent and effective OSH and labour inspection
1. Review the role of the Three types of o Review the roles MLVT, the In-kind 2023 - Inspection
labour, OSH and inspectors: and tasks to see three methodology ready,
investigation Simple labour if the visits can inspectorat which enables all
inspectors in the inspection, be made more es, NCOSH different inspectors to
various departments special effectively look at the basic OSH
under the MLVT and inspection and o Develop issues for more effective
10000
re-organize their OSH intervention manuals for inspections and less
functions efficiently. “overlapping” of multiple visits at
Guidelines on basic OSH enterprises
10,000$
inspection inspections and - 90 national and 50 sub-
printing
Enterprises national inspectors
o Train inspectors In-kind
tested self- trained
on the use of the
inspection - Practice in 16 factories
manual
report using the manual/tool
o Start a pilot
project for testing
in Garment
factories
2. Meanwhile provide Labour and o Update MLVT- In-kind 2023 Guidelines updated
core labour and core OSH Guidelines to DOSH,LI
OSH training for all inspectors are promote “cross Dep and
inspectors to widen NIL

57
 No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
inspection capacity doing joint inspection” on (National
and thus increase inspections basic level Institute of
reach-out to more labour)
enterprises.
o Training in “cross MLVT, 6,000 2023 75 inspectors trained
inspection” DOSH, LI
capacity dept., and
NIL 2024 75 inspectors trained

3. Strengthen the use of Zero Draft o Finalize OSH MLVT, 10,000 End of Law on OSH officially
the Strategic OSH Law is Law DOSH, (MLVT) 2023-24 endorsed
Compliance Planning On-going LAC In
for the Labour addition
Inspectorate6 to assist NCOSH
to
elements of self- KOSHA
regulation and OSH
management systems
at workplaces.
4. Consider increased - Prakas 072 o Develop jointed MLVT, In-kind 2023-2027 Annual workplans for
collaboration and joint on inter- Prakas or MoU MLMUPC, inspection
activities, at national ministerial between MLVT &
and sub-national inspectors for MLMUPC, MME,

6
ILO Approach to Strategic Compliance Planning for Labour Inspectorates, Dec 2017, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---
lab_admin/documents/publication/wcms_606471.pdf

58
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
levels, with other Tourist MoPWT, MoH, MISTI, Joint inspections
inspections and industry MoAgr MoE, MoT conducted in approx. 1
partners (such as (Ministers of o Conduct joint percent/year of totally
MME
mining, construction, LVT, MoE, inspection 1,000 enterprises
industry, environment, MoT) o Expand MoAgri
transportation, health, inspection MoPWT
- Prakas 073
agriculture and boundary 300 Reports of joint
on inter-
tourism) to increase broader inspection
ministerial
efficiency and o Develop annual
inspectors for
effectiveness. workplans
Enterprises
(garment,
Shoes and
travel goods)
(Minister of
LVT, MISTI,
MoE)
5. Set up governmental Labour Law: o Forming the MLVT, 5,000 2024-27 Annual workplan
technical cooperation Chapter 14, technical MLMUPC,
groups for high-risk section 2 & 3 cooperation MISTI,
industries, specifically Labour admin group MoE, MoT Inspections in hazardous
for construction and o Review needed sectors/work expanded.
- Inspector MME
mining, to improve for OSH
code of ethics MoAgri

59
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
OSH in both formal - Guidelines updating of MoPWT
and informal economy. on chemical relevant laws.
safety in the o Determine the
workplace employment/ente
rprise with high Annual plan
risk
o Review needed
for updating of 16 sites per year
inspection
methodology
o Annual workplan
o Conduct join
inspection in
construction
sites, mining,
and other
hazardous
sectors main
contractor and
o Sub-contractor
including
informal sub-
contractor.

60
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
6. Increase the reporting, Report of o Link to strategy MLVT In-kind 2024-2027 Entity for informal
investigation and accidents from V point 6- economy established
NSSF,
recording of NSSF creation of
DOSH,
occupational accidents community- NCOSH
and diseases through based 200 workers in informal
Note: Info on sectors covered by
promotion and organization/
underreporting NSSF per year
expansion of NSSF not available association for
coverage and benefit (NSSF reports only informal 2000
payment, also to the those enterprises economy
where accidents Note: the decrease in
informal economy. happened, and
o Gather underreporting cannot be
which claim benefit Information on estimated due to lack of base
at NSSF. No list of Occupational value
occ. Disease)
accidents in the
informal
economy sector.
o Compile report
on occupational
accidents in
Informal
economy
7. Ensure that gender Report of o Analyse report NSSF, In-kind 2024 The reported accidents
segregated and more accidents from on accident from are incorporated in the
representative NSSF NSSF on Lost
occupational accident Time Injury

61
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
and diseases data Enterprise’s o Determine risk MLVT: Inspection Database at
from NSSF is provided infirmary based on each DOSH enterprise level
to the inspectorate to report. accident
decrease o Weekly meeting
Labour Law, of inspectors to
underreporting and The report of
Chap 9: share
improve inspection occupational accident
Occupational issues/problem
management and and diseases data is
accident encountered
targeting. used for setting the
priorities for targeting
inspections
8. Based on research, National OSH o Classified MLVT: 2027 Additional Prakas
accident statistics and profile accident injuries DOSH, created and
approved new Prakas by Sex, Age, implemented to promote
Level of Severity. NSSF,
develop a gender 15,000$ OSH in order to protect
occupational o Conduct a study NCOSH,
sensitive inspection women, old adult and
accident on occupational social
management/targeting migrant workers
impact on partners
programme, also women, old adult
considering vulnerable and migrant
groups of workers workers
(such as women, o Create additional
Prakas for
youth, elderly,
vulnerable group
migrants) to expand (e.g old adults
inspection coverage. and migrant
workers)

62
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
9. Include in workplace Enterprises o Update report on MLVT: In-kind 2025 Updated inspection
inspection checking of carry out self- risk management DOSH procedure
compliance with reporting to in self- reporting
DOSH and system of
requirements of
central MLVT occupational Updated digital
enterprise-based OSH accident and inspection database
MS (enterprise OSH diseases.
policies, safety
committee, workers’
o Update
safety reps and safety inspection
engineer), written risk procedure to
management actions include checking
and occupational of OSH MS, RA
accident and diseases and accident
reporting (to be reporting
incorporated in the
digital inspection o Include OSHMS
reporting system). checklists in
digital system

10. Develop and ensure Implemented o Include MLVT/DOS In-kind 2024 Updated statistics on
adherence to partially as performance H, ILO, inspection performance
guidelines for ratified. indicators in
inspection IALI
inspection, general (Internation
statistic
and in-depth, including al

63
 No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
performance indicators Code of o Enforce better Association. Inspection report align
as well as Code of Conduct of implementation of Labour with code of conduct.
Conduct, in line with inspectors of legal and Inspection),
7 policy framework NCOSH
ILO and IALI
and develop of
guidelines. Law on OSH
o Carry out more
inspection
o Enforce the
implementation
of C81 on labour
inspection, C155
on OSH, and
C167 on OSH in
construction and
C187 on OSH
management
system
11. Undertake a need Conducted o Undertake needs MLVT, 3,000 2024-26 Needs analysis done,
analysis of labour training on analysis, provide DOSH, recommendations
inspector training, WIND, WISH, recommendation NCOSH developed and training
WISCON and s strategy approved
including emerging

7
ILO Guidelines on general principles of labour inspection, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---
lab_admin/documents/genericdocument/wcms_844153.pdf

64
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
risks and promotion of WISE program and Develop 9,000 4 training events
OSH in the informal to informal training strategy
conducted, and 100
sector, and develop a workers o Conduct more
and number of workers
training strategy with trained
comprehensive
training curricula for training to more 10,000
4 training events
rolling training workers in all conducted and 100
schedules. related workers in Confine
workplaces. Space, Construction,
Mining trained
o Specific Training
in Confine
Space,
Construction,
Mining.

12. Ensure sufficient 25 inspectors o Conduct training MLVT, 10,000 2024 140 (90 national and 50
professional human in DOSH and update DOSH, sub-national inspectors
resources in risk trained on inspectors on NCOSH, trained regularly and
OSH RA and RA, ILO, updated to appropriate
assessment and risk
RM. communication, KOSHA and 10,000 and current issues.
management, etc in OSH
communication and other
o Provide training
technical skills, as on how to use partners.
needed (see above). inspection tools. 10,000

65
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind

o Conduct the
refresher training
for every year
13. Provide sufficient According to o Review capacity MLVT, In-kind 2023-27 - 140 labour inspectors
capacity and OSH data and resource DOSH, trained on new issues
resources for the management needs based on NCOSH, related to SMEs
system, there updated policy ILO, SME
Labour Inspection to - 50 enterprises’
are 2003 OSH on SMEs and organisation In-kind
cover small informal sector physicians trained per
enterprises, also at WG with at , farmers
o Recruit/increase In-kind year.
sub-national level, as least one OSH more labour union,
officer in each informal - 100 of workers in the
well as agriculture and inspectors
WG o Conduct training workers informal economy
to provide OSH
for more union trained on OSH per year
promotion to the 10,000
enterprises’ - 3 companies providing
informal sector and Freelance physicians on service/ training on OSH
self-employed people OSH Trainer OSH
(see also SO IV, point registered/provided
(individuals o Conduct training
permission
8). trained by or awareness
private Int’l raising on OSH
and local for workers in the
informal
companies)
economy sector

o Register and
provide

66
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
permission letter
to private
company
providing OSH
service/training
14. Produce and publish - Report on o Develop MLVT, DOI, 5000 Annually Accurate annual reports
annual inspection inspection at inspection report DOSH produced
reports both on national and through annual
sub national conference
national and sub-
levels o Print and Share Reports disseminated
national levels. report broadly at publicly
national and
provincial levels
- Annual
on inspection
MLVT’s report result;
Or share the
report during
national
conference
(when exist)
15. Develop/take into use Inspection o Database needs MLVT, DOI, 10,000 2024 Data maintained for
a reliable digital database is to be updated DOSH, future use
inspection database, being used according to the
country NSSF, IT It is easy to do reviews
which records during
development. experts, and analysis.
previous inspections, Inspection. NCOSH

67
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
noted violations and o Add more info
reported occupational related to
accidents and diseases and
work accident.
diseases.

16. Introduce an OSH self- OSH reporting o Update and MLVT, 10,000 2024 Operational and easy to
reporting system for system is modernize self- DOSH, use system in use
enterprises. being used. inspection inspectors,
system by NCOSH,
including more enterprises
issues on OSH.
17. Implement targeted OSH day o Review needs MLVT In-kind 2024-27 - plan for campaigns
OSH campaigns and organised and plan various media (28 April) - List of media use and
inspection drives in yearly campaigns for office, partners in campaigns
selected high-risk OSH promotion DOSH,
industries, especially o Plan info NCOSH, - 1 OSH campaign/ year,
in connection with new campaign after enterprises, Appro. 1000 px
OSH Prakas. every new EO, TUs, - 25 of places/
Prakas ILO provinces/enterprises
o Consider which 40,000 4 years organise OSH day and
media and workers from different
methods to use sectors attended the
in campaigns events annually.

68
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
o Organise annual
OSH day in more
places
18 Promote safe and Training on o Review and MLVT, Yearly Stakeholders identified
healthy working OSH like: identify DOSH, ILO,
environment in the WIND, WISH, stakeholders and Rural
rural and informal WISCON and partners for Annual plan
Employers,
economy, jointly with WISE promotion
stakeholders from programmes o Develop joint Informal
Unions, 4 trainings organised for
these economies. for informal annual plan and
farmers 100 pax
workers partners 10,000$
o Conduct training union, agro Aim: Improved working
and promotion extension condition and OSH in
events on OSH workers, their respective
to workers in local workplaces.
remoted areas authority,
and in the other
informal sectors concerned
by collaborating parties
with concerned
partners
19. Include promoting of -Labour o Produce MLVT: Every two 3000 promotional
safety culture, the inspection promotional DOSH, years. materials produced
business case of OSH promotes material for the

69
No Strategy and Specific Base value Activities Leading Cost Timeframe/ Output
Objectives and (USD),
2022 Deadline
supporting Donor/
institution in-kind
and OSH good safety culture LI to use in OSH and
practice, preventive during connection of labour
risk assessment as inspection inspections inspectors,
part of safety o Include OSH investigatio 5 enterprises received
-National OSH
awareness activities of promotion as n award of good
day. 15,000$
the labour inspections part of inspectors, (Excellent) practice
inspections inspectors annually
o Award from other
enterprises with ministries,
10 companies exhibit
good (Excellent) NCOSH,
OSH material at the
practice on OSH enterprises
event
o Encourage 10,000$
companies to
exhibit
equipment and
material on OSH
o Use promotional
actions before
enforcing the
implementation
of relevant
Prakas,
guidelines, and
Law on OSH.

70
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
IV. STRATEGY IV: Employer and worker OSH cooperation in formal sector, especially in high-risk sectors, to improve working
environment and productivity increased
1 Promote OSH day o Training on OSH to MLVT’s all 30,000 yearly 12 training
cooperation in OSH organised workers and inspectors events/year
between employers annually employers at Inspectors from
and workers at enterprises other ministries
enterprises through o Conduct more Inspection report
12,000
awareness inspections work NCOSH
campaigns. o Organise OSH ILO OSH day/week
day/week to more
CGTI celebrated annually
places yearly
including OSH in Enterprises
Conferences/Events Owner
o Inspectors check Trade unions In-kind
OSH committee
working group
operational during
inspection
2 Set up industrial NCOSH o MLVT encourage EO leading In kind 2023-27 First industrial sector
sector working need to be industry to set up WG established
TAFTAC
groups, led by high- invigorated sector groups on
standard OSH MLVT
enterprises, to NCOSH

71
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
increase adherence o Some sector start Owner of Agreement on need
to OSH legislation national OSH groups Enterprises of industrial OSH
and regulations led by high-standard groups done
Trade Unions
aiming at a level enterprises
playing field for all o Groups define tasks
enterprises and and workplans
increased OSH o Creation of technical
awareness. working group on
First group
OSH at enterprises’
established
level.
3 Increase coverage A small o Update guidelines MLVT In-kind 2023 Guidelines updated
and ensure proportion of and define size of and disseminated to
functioning of the big enterprises with OSH enterprises
OSH management enterprises MS
system (OSH MS) at have a o Update inspection MLVT, LI, OSH 2023-24 Inspection
enterprises functioning guidelines to cover inspectors guidelines updated
In-kind
(enterprise OSH OSH MS existence of OSH and inspectors
policies, safety (Most of MS informed
committee, workers international
o Organise promotion EO leading In-kind 2023 - 2023 – 5%
safety companies
campaign (using 2027
representation and comply with MLVT, NCOSH, 2024 – 10 %
OSH champion
safety officer) to OSH MS at social partners,
enterprises) to 2025 – 15 %
increase social enterprise)
2026 – 20 %
dialogue in OSH at

72
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
enterprises to convince enterprises selected 2027 – 25 %
ensure efficient to set up OSH MS enterprises of enterprises
prevention and to
covered
support labour
inspection (in line
with the Rectangular
Strategy).
4 Develop and/or Guidelines o Review existing RA MLVT, all 2000 2023-27 Guidelines for RA
adapt available risk on chemical tools inspectors published
assessment tools safety in the o Develop a RA tool for Inspectors from Training tool and
(paper based and workplace Cambodia In-kind
other ministries material on RA
on-line) for use at all o Produce training produced
workplaces. The material and NCOSH
(No RA tool) In-kind
preventive risk curriculum for training EO and TUs (MLVT)
assessment will o Create list of hazard
Concern parties
cover all work- and analyse
Cambodia List of hazard
related risks, occupational hazard In-kind
National
including (but not to set appropriate
Asbestos
limited to) measure to response
Profile
psychosocial, o Organise consultative
ergonomic, Workshop on 1 consultative
3000 workshop conducted
biological, physical 2nd National development of RA
(including fainting), OSH Profile

73
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
and chemical, with participants of
including asbestos- tri-partite partners
ASEAN
related risks, which o Training on the use of
Guideline on
may result in non- RA 6000
RA in SME
communicable and 25 representatives
communicable selected from 500
diseases. enterprises trained
per year (1200$/
training)
5 Share occupational Developed o Ensure that sharing of EO leading Yearly from Informational
hazards information posters and hazard information in 2024 material is available
MLVT
with the workers to stickers enshrined in the OSH
increase safety and related legislation MLMUPC
health awareness construction o Produce leaflets Yearly
MME 1000
and joint preventive safety (1000 explaining benefit of
Concern parties
actions. per year) sharing
20 % enterprises
o Conduct workshop to In kind participate in
share hazard
(MLVT workshop (20% per
information to
EO) year cumulatively)
increase preventive
measure in
workplaces

74
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
6. Conduct regular, - Pre- o Issue a Prakas about MLVT In kind May of New Prakas on
periodic and special, employment periodic physical and 2024 periodic physical
MOH
medical check-ups medical health check-up and health check up
with the aim to check-up based on type of job NCOSH
identify and aimed at early enterprises
Periodic
eliminate workplace diagnosis and
medical Concern parties
hazards and to treatment
check-up for
provide early workers
diagnosis and working in
treatment. Cambodia
(Ref. labour
law and
Prakas no.
429)
7. Develop, test and The self- o Enforce self-reporting MLVT In kind On going Self-reporting
introduce a self- reporting via a system/apps for system/apps is in
NCOSH, NSSF
reporting system for system/apps 24 hrs to DOSH and place and
enterprises (on for NSSF of MLVT so EO and TUs maintained
hazards, accidents enterprise is that they can take Concern parties
and preventive appropriate measure
under
measures), jointly An Apps created
development o Develop self-reporting
with employers’ and 3000 from 2024 and users trained
apps on occupational
accident for

75
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
workers’ enterprises and train User training to be
organisations. on the use of apps decided when app is
ready

8. Identify high-risk N/A o Define criteria for MLVT 5000 2024-27 Prakas issued
sectors (such as “high-risk” NCOSH
travel goods and o Produce list of high-
bag production, risk sectors ILO In kind Dissemination
garment, footwear, o Issue a Prakas to meeting held
Enterprises
brick factories, determine type of job Owner, Trade In kind
construction, mining, by sector with high Unions and
maritime work and risk concern parties
entertainment) to
focus employer
preventive actions,
supported by
workers and OSH
inspectors.
9. Promote protection Implement o Enforce the MLVT 2024-2027
of migrants’ rights, Prakas implement of Prakas Agency that
benefit, occupational no.176 on 176 send workers 5000 4 trainings and 600
safety and health, pre- o Conduct pre- abroad
and dignity of departure departure training on of migrant workers

76
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
workers in line with training on OSH for migrant (contribute for trained per year
the Rectangular OSH workers the training 2.5$ (150 px per training)
Strategy. per workers)
Prakas 8561
On pre-
departure
health
check- up

10. Provide safety and Enforcement o Define the needs for MLVT In kind 1 Video spots and
health information, of Prakas information and material with
NCOSH 2023-24
OSH education and no.176 language necessary
awareness raising to o Create video spot and ILO, IOM languages (Khmer
workers, especially other informational Enterprises 3000 and English)
vulnerable groups material on OSH for Owner and
and migrant workers vulnerable group and Trade Unions
in easily migrant worker with
concern parties
understandable form different languages
and language.
11. Promote employers’ Enforcement o Develop training EO and TUs 2000 Yearly Training curricula(s)
organisation and of Prakas curricula leading
trade unions to train no. 176 o Employer MLVT
their members in organization and

77
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
preventive OSH MS, workers organization NCOSH
safety and health conduct training on ILO 2000 20% of members of
culture and other OSH for their
employers’
related OSH issues members with support o Enterprises organisation and
at enterprises, of DOSH. Owner and
trade union trained
supported by DoSH. Trade Unions
20% of members
worker organisation
trained
12. Promote and assist Use ASEAN o Identify OSH EO leading 2000 Yearly Set of selection
the relevant industry OSH Best champion enterprises criterion
MLVT
to select OSH and o Develop the national 10 national
champion Excellence criteria for selection ILO in-kind Every 2
champion
enterprises and to Practice the champion years
Enterprises enterprises identified
organise targeted Awards enterprises Owner and per year
OSH training for o Request their Trade Unions
ASEAN
employers and assistance as trainers 10,000
ARROW
workers, as well as and site visits Cooperation with
Awards
subcontractors, o Cooperate with trainer network
using ILO and as Example WISCON, WILCON confirmed
international trainer network
material, such as o Training supervisors
20,000
and unions in

78
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
WISE, WISCON, construction sector on 5 WILCON training
WILCON, etc. OSH: WISCON, events per year with
WILCON 125 participants
o Administer contest on
good practice and in kind
praise them 5 WISCON with 125
participants in
training

13. Use the Cambodia CNAP o Conduct awareness EO and TUs 10000 Yearly Training curricula
National Asbestos training on asbestos leading and material
Profile and hazards available
MLVT
Roadmap o Produce information
(Recommendations) material on ILO
to launch the substitution and Informational
APHEDA See SO1- material available
process of removal of asbestos
Enterprises 11
eliminating all o Conduct training on
Owner
asbestos, including asbestos for
public awareness, employers and Reps for informal
methodology to workers in sector
substitute asbestos construction sector in
and remove formal and informal See SO1-
asbestos safely both enterprises 11

79
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD,
2022 Deadline
Institution Donor/in
kind
in formal and
informal economy.
14. Promote the ASEAN o Collect information on MLVT In kind Annually Best practice
dissemination of OSH Best good practice material collected
NCOSH
national and and o Provide an accessible and accessible
international best Excellence database for ILO In kind
practices in OSH Practice dissemination Enterprises
MS, the Awards o Conduct awareness 1 training campaign
Owner and 10000 with 50 participants
understanding of raising campaign and Trade Unions
ASEAN
safety and health OSH events on conducted in special
ARROW Concerned
culture and the culture of good economic zone per
Awards parties
financial benefits of practice on OSH year
safe and healthy
working
environment to
improve productivity
and quality.

80
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
V. STRATEGY V: Safe and healthy working environment in SME’s and in rural and informal economy promoted as well as
OSH awareness increased
1. Introduce the N/A o Form community- MLVT 3000 2023-24 Network with new
provisions in the based association community-based
MoRD (600/
adopted ILO for informal organisations
year)
Recommendation economy and rural MOAgri established
No. 204 into the with functional MoEnvironment
methodology of the structure
CFAP Cambodia Association
Labour Inspectorate o Compile data from
In-kind established
working with the enterprise related to informal sector 2023
rural and informal rural and informal representatives (DOSH)
sector, develop joint sector
cooperation with o Produce tools:
informal sector document, slide 2024 Enterprise list ready
stakeholders and presentation, social 5000
promote best OSH medias etc. (material)
practices in the o Dissemination by
sector. conference or study 2024-2025 Inspection
course, 5000 methodology
o Promotion, updated; material
introduction, 2024-2027 ready
education/training
10000

81
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
o Develop and sharing In-kind 2025-2027
checklist (MLVT, Checklist developed
(cooperation with other
other ministries)
Min’s)
o Engage with sub- 2025-2027 Monitoring system
national 3000 established
o Monitoring,
evaluation and
5000
implementation for 2025, 2027
improvement Final aim: the
provisions in the
adopted ILO
Recommendation
No. 204 are
introduced.
2. Compile data on Data not o Create tripartite - MLVT In-kind 2023 Data has been
subcontractors, available OSH sub-committee compiled and is
- NCOSH (MLVT
SMEs, rural and for informal sector to available in
other Mini)
informal economy address concerning - farmers unions database
operators to improve issues in the sector - agro-extension
reach-out for o cooperation with workers
inspectors and OSH related ministries or New database on
- informal sector 8000 SMEs ready
practitioners. organizations to 2023-2027
unions
collect data

82
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
o finding funds and
resources to collect Data included in
data (sub-contract, inspectors’ data
SMEs, Rural, &
base
informal economy)
o Create systems
(sub-contract,
SMEs, Rural, &
informal economy) 10000
o Raising awareness
(training, social 2023-2025
media)
10000
2024-2027
3. Undertake a study Information o Set up group of rural MLVT, farmers In-kind 2023-24 The group of rural
on working on hazards and informal organisations, and informal
Dosh
environment in rural and stakeholder to, agroextension stakeholder is
and informal solutions jointly with workers, IDEA, established
economy to identify lacking researchers, etc.
hazards and o Develop info on
solutions. perceived hazards It has produced a
and best practices. publication with best
Include WIND, practices
10000 2023-24

83
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
WINDY, WISH
networks Information and
o Develop training and education materials
education
produced and
material/tool and disseminated
dissemination
(video, leaflet)
o Train selected MLVT (training), 30000 2024-2027 WIND, WINDY,
inspectors, farmers, farmers, informal WISH networks are
ago extension stakeholder using the info
workers 30 000 leaflets &
o Disseminated in
publications
rural & informal disseminated and
sector used
25 training events
for 25 provinces, 20-
25 px per training.
4. Provide sufficient 50 (female o define what training MLVT, DoSH, In-kind 2024 Training curricula
training, capacity 7) persons inspectors need inspectors, and material
(MLVT)
and resources for participated training centre produced
the OSH and labour in WISE o qualify trainers by informal and
inspection to cover training 40000 2024-2027
TOT rural sector
SMEs enterprises, representatives

84
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
also in the regions, o develop training 5 training events for
as well as plan, approach, 125 trainers trained
10000 2024
agriculture and to course, per year
provide OSH advice syllabus/content and
and promotion to the training materials
informal sector and 140 inspectors
self-employed trained
people (see also SO
III, point 10).
Final aim: Sufficient
training is provided
5. Establish a N/A o Define what training MLVT: DoSH, In-kind 2024-2027 Training curricula
specialized training inspectors need inspectors and material
(DOSH &
for OSH and labour o Qualify trainer by produced
DLI)
inspectors in topics TOT 2024-2027
of occupational o Develop training MoEYS
safety and health, plan, approach, 5 trainings, 100
informal and 40000
especially in course, trainers trained
rural sector
agriculture, small, syllabus/content and representatives 2024-2027
medium and micro training materials
business, informal o Identify training
sector and self- venue Aim: A specialized
employment. o Set training targets In-kind training for OSH and
2024
(agriculture, small, (DOSH) labour inspectors in
medium and micro topics of

85
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
business, informal 2024 occupational safety
sector and self- and health
In-kind
employment.) established
(DOSH)
6. Expand the services N/A o Promote to MLVT In-kind 2023-2027 Use NSSF
of IDPoor and NSSF introduce service of promotional material
NSSF
to self-employed, IDPoor and NSSF to produced to
rural and informal self-employed, rural MoPlaning disseminate to rural
economy. and informal MoSVY and informal sector
economy.
DoSH,
o Training about
inspectors, 5 promotional
advantages and 10000
requirement informal and events, 200 px (in
conditions for rural sector cooperation with
receiving IDPoor representatives NSSF team)
and NSSF
o Enforcement of
NSSF and
awareness raising Aim: The services of
IDPoor and NSSF
expanded.
7. Expand promotion 50 (F:7) o establish more MLVT 12000 2023-2027 3 training events
and training participants training program to with
programmes, jointly promote the OSH
and increased 75 participants

86
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
with the social in WISE productivity at the DoSH,
partners, WISE training workplace inspectors, Promotion and
trainer network and o training plan,
approach, course, informal and training programme
other stakeholder
syllabus/content and rural sector expanded
from the SME 7500 2023-24
training materials representatives
sector, on
improvement of WISE trainers’ Printing 75 sets of
working network pictures book and
environment and its manual
impact on higher
productivity.
8. Expand training 50 (F:9) o Recruit or train MLVT In-kind 2023-2027 50 qualified trainers
programme, jointly participants qualified trainers trained
DoSH, (DOSH)
with social partners, in WISH o Source out the inspectors,
WISH trainer training qualified or certified
network and trainers to conduct informal sector 25 of training events
37,500 2023-2027
representatives in 25 provinces with
domestic employer training
participation of
organisations, on o Training plan, WISH trainers’
improvement of approach, course, network 625 participants
working syllabus/content and 2024
environment in the training materials
Updated training
domestic work. o Training and
programme ready
awareness raising
(training workshop,
social media)

87
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
o Develop leaflet and 2024 CARE suggestions:
disseminate to OSH should focus
public (e.g. domestic on both physical and
workers) psychological such
as sexual
harassment and its
impact to ensure
safe working
environment
NOTE: CARE can
share training
module and
materials to
disseminate further
9. Expand training 119 (F:12) of o Finding social MLVT In-kind 2023-2027 20 training events,
programme, jointly WISCON partners 500 participants
MoEYS (WINDY) (DOSH)
with WISCON, (WILCON), o Mobilize funds and
WIND and WINDY tools MoAgr (WIND)
trainer networks, o Engage with sub- MLMUPC Updated training
agricultural 56 (F:8) nationals programme ready
(WISCON &
extension workers, WIND and o Develop standard WILCON)
farmers and rural OSH training 30000 2023-04
DoSH,
workers’ programme such as
inspectors,
organisations, on

88
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
self-improvement of Not done WISCON, WIND informal and
working WINDY and WINDY rural sector
environment in the participants o Introduce and representatives
rural and informal collaborate with In-kind
economy. trainer networks, (DOSH &
agricultural ILO)
extension workers,
farmers and rural
workers’
organisations, on
self-improvement of
working
environment in the
rural and informal
economy
Public Awareness
10. Develop an N/A o Define targets and MLVT, media In-kind Communication plan
interactive methodology of and training, adopted
(DOSH)
communication plan, awareness raising: DoSH 250 persons
including use of new social media educated
media, hot line, (Telegram, NCOSH 2023-2027
media training, etc., Facebook.) Social partners
for OSH promotion o Training how to use 10 events organised
in the formal, rural social media 5,000 2023-2027 in remote rural area

89
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
and informal sector, o Work in close Rural and including use of new
jointly with national collaboration with informal sector media, hot line,
In-kind 2023-2027
mass media. national and private reps media training, etc.,
media entities (DOSH) for OSH
Promotion in the
formal, rural and
informal sector,
jointly with national
mass media
expanded
11. Collect, compile and ASEAN- o Define a database MLVT In-kind 2023 Database with OSH
disseminate best OSHNET to store best best practices
NCOSH (DOSH)
OSH practices (Best practices available
(related to safe Practice and o Prepare enterprises 2024-2027
marketplaces, traffic Good conferences/ national media 30000
safety, safe Practice on workshops with Information
machinery and OSH) relevant disseminated in 5
equipment, etc.) for stakeholders events with 125
the above SME and o Create taskforces to participants
2023
informal sector, collect data
jointly with sector In-kind
representatives. (DOSH)

90
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
12. Strengthen Cambodia is o Study and research MLVT In-kind 2024-2027 Research report
Cambodia’s leading leading the on work MoFA (DOSH)
role in improving ASEAN- environment in
working OSHNET on ASEAN countries NCOSH 1000 Informational
environment in SMMEs on o Summarise 2026 material available
SMEs 10000
small, medium and 17-18 Oct Cambodia’s actions organisation
micro enterprises 2022 to support OSH in
national media 2 Promotional
(SMEs) in the SMEs
40 member events organised by
ASEAN-OSHNET. o Produce
countries ASEAN-OSHNET
informational
material and
dissemination Aim: Cambodia’s
events leading role
In-kind
o Create safety strengthened and
2024
inspectors to lead (DOSH&
working conditions
the safety on own LI)
improved at SMEs
workplaces

91
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
VI. STRATEGY VI: Child and forced labour elimination, cooperation in prevention of HIV/AIDS, drug use, communicable and
non-communicable diseases at work
1. Participate in Child - o Implement core DoChild Labour 700.000 2023-27 2.000 children
and Forced Labour Implemented interventions to intervened with at
DOSH
Elimination Action core eliminate and workplaces
Plan through intervention of prevent the use of NCOSH
1550 child
targeted inspections child labour Enterprises
from labour
and promotional
(2018-2022) EO and TUs
events.
- Conducted
o Conduct campaign
National media 375.000
campaign on to raise awareness 1 campaign
Child Labour on child labour ILO conducted per year
Prevention in o Organize national (min 200
Brick-Making and sub-national participants)
and Agro- workshops on
Industry eliminating the
55.000
Sectors for worst forms of child
3 events; min 100
507 times labour and forced
labour participants per
(2018-22) workshop
- Organized
o Conduct more
elimination
the worst training on impact
forms of child of all forms of child
labour and labour exploitation
forced labour
workshops at

92
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
national and
sub-national
levels, 3
events with
total
participation
386
participants/1
06 Female.
- Conducted
training to
inspectors on
child
protection -17
times. Total
participation
2316/378
Female.
- Established
and reformed
municipal-
provincial
committee to
counter child
labour in 14
provinces

93
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
2. OSH and labour Carried out o Identify, monitor MLVT/train, 51.250 2023 Number of factories,
inspectors include 47 and evaluate the labour/OSH enterprises
monitoring of inspections types and working inspectors requesting to
conditions for
children aged 15 to to employ young
young workers.
under 18 years enterprises workers (50
against the worst requesting to expected)
forms of child employ o Carry out
labour. young inspection on child
workers labour at other Number of
(2018-2022) priority sector with enterprises
high-risk condition inspected (60
expected)
Carried out
63
inspections
on child
labour at
brick factory
and
agriculture
(2021-2022)
3. Coordinate HIV o Continue enforce DOSH In-kind Annually 20% of new
workplace related committee: the enterprises to companies create
NCOSH
OSH actions with 1410 create HIV&AIDS

94
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
the Tripartite enterprises, and drug EO HIV committee and
Coordination 10769 committee, policy in policy,
TU 1000
Committee on HIV, members, the workplace. At least 150
AIDS and drugs. policies in o Award enterprise Enterprises
enterprises getting
973 with good practice Owners In-kind by awards
enterprises. on HIV&AIDS National media companie 2024 1 enterprise
program (based on s
Prakas 086) received Red
HIV AIDS Ribbon award
o Nominate
policies in enterprise with
973 good HIV&AIDS
enterprises. Note: Prevalence
program for ASEAN
rate used data from
Award Red Ribbon.
2024 MoH. 95-95-95:
enterprise People living with
with good HIV (PLWH) who
practice know their status,
based on PLWH on treatment,
Prakas 086 In-kind by PLWH who are
on HIV:923. enterprise virally suppressed.
Enterprises
received
ASEAN Red
Ribbon: 3

95
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
4. Continue to promote Conducted o Enforce the MLVT: In kind 2023 25-30 participants
prevention of 136 implementation of per training event
DOSH
HIV/AIDS and drug Trainings on Prakas 086 on
use at work with the HIV, AIDS & HIV&AIDS, 194 on ILO,
help of enterprise- Drug with hygiene condition NCOSH,
based committees 2644 part. and safety in
EO, TU
focusing on (F:926) enterprise and
prevention of drug circular 008 on Enterprises
use and HIV/AIDS combating illegal National media
ultimately aiming at drug use in
safe and healthy enterprises.
workplaces. o Continue
conducting training 3 trainers
of peer educator on
HIV, AIDS & Drug
prevention
o Conduct 3 supervision visits,
In kind Annually
supervision visits supervision report
for the
implementation of
Prakas 086, 194
circular 008 at
enterprises In kind

96
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
5. Promote the Organized o Continue to MLVT// In-kind via Annually 3 officials attended
prevention of training on cooperate with key DOSH host 15 meetings with
communicable and hygiene and players on HIV, Flu, ministries NAA and MoH on
non-communicable new flu TB, diabetes, etc MOH HIV AIDS and
diseases and (Covid-19) communicable
pandemics at prevention disease.
workplaces, jointly measures for
with national and factory
international workers in 1 training per
o Conduct outreach
programmes and Phnom Penh enterprise (or based
training on HIV,
campaigns. and the on request) or
AIDS, Flu, TB, etc
provinces education activities
26359 during pandemic
(14593/F).
Prepared 3 1 training per
quarantines province with 25
centers and participants per year
do health
check-up, 10
centers for
2000
workers who Based on demand
went to their
hometown
during

97
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
Khmer New
Year day
2021
(5170/5045
females)
Disseminate
d about
Covid-19
prevention at
the
workplace to
province
labour
official
(357/120F)
TOT training
to 25
provincial
department
of labour for
prevention
and control
of Covid-19
in

98
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
collaboration
with GIZ-
Fabric Asia
(160/25F).
Participated
for Covid-19
Vaccination
campaign
that
cooperated
with Armed
Forces
(RCAF), a
total of
590,000
people:
130,000
workers
460,000
royal
Cambodians
people

99
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
vaccinated
by RCAF.
6. Cooperate with Collaborated o Attend meeting with Secretariat of 2000 2023-27 10-15 joint meetings
regional and with local partner Tripartite with all concerned
international actors NGOs: organisations and Coordinating parties
(such as ASEAN CWPD, ASEAN. Committee of Attended NAA’s
and WHO) to RHAC, o Continue the effort MLVT, DOSH, monthly technical
promote private with concerned NAA board meeting.
programmes and sector: authorities.
campaigns. ACLEDA o Attend technical ILO, CWPD, Attended one
bank, and policy Working RHAC, WHO, midterm meeting
Canadia group meeting Attended annual
bank, o Attend World AIDS meeting
Cambodia Day event with $100
Post bank). NAA. (MLVT
o Attend ASEAN refreshme One a year (World
HIV& AIDS meeting nt; higher AIDS Day 1 Dec,
expense if and Drug)
the event
takes
Attended 1 every two year for
place in
meeting with ASEAN HIV meeting
person)
National and award
AIDS
Authority

100
No. Strategy and Base value Activities Leading and Cost/ Timeframe/ Output
Specific Objectives supporting USD, in-
2022 Deadline
Institution kind
(NAA): 35 5 officials attended
times ASEAN meeting
Officials
attended
annual world
AIDS Day
with NAA.
Officials
attended
ASEAN HIV,
AIDS
meetings: 4
times.
● CWPD: Cambodian Women for Peace and Development
● RHAC: Reproductive Health Association in Cambodia
● NAA: National AIDS Authority

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Department of Occupational Safety and Health The Programme on Enhancing Occupational Safety
General Department of Labour and Health Standards in Construction Sector in Cambodia
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (ILO/Japan OSH Program), International Labour Organization (ILO)

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