The Current Situation of OSH Development
in Cambodia

Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)/MLVT2023

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I.

Introduction of Cambodia

II. The Overview of DOSH
III. Law and regulations on OSH

IV. Labour Inspection System
V. Work-related accident statistics
VI. OSH Training program
VII. Safety Campaign
VIII. Challenges

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I. Introduction of Cambodia

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II. The Overview of DOSH
Vision: All workplaces create and promote preventative
safety and health culture in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Mission: Developing policy-legislative frameworks thatcan support employers’ and workers’ efforts toadvance safety and health at work
 Providing adequate OSH protection and training
to all workers
 Assisting all workplaces in establishing effective
occupational safety and health management
systemMain Strategies
Operational Agencies

 Reinforcing OSH legal framework Strengthening labour inspection
 Improving reporting systems ofoccupational accidents anddiseases
 Improving National OSH
information and training systems
 Extending OSH protection to SMEs,
IE, and Agricultural sectors
 Special programmes to control
hazardous occupations, childlabour, infectious diseases anddrug useGovernment

Employers

Employees

NGOs

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Organizational Structure
Ministry of Labour andVocational Training (MoLVT)

Department ofLabour Inspection
National Social
Security Fund (NSSF)

Education and Training unit

General Department ofLabour Department

Planning and M&E unit

Department of Occupational
Safety and Health (DOSH)OSH Inspection unit

Occupational HealthResearch unit

Occupatio
nal safety

Industrial
hygieneASEANOSHNET

Physical
Healthexamination

Laboratory

External
relation andstatistic

Administrativeand Finance

25 Provincial and District levels

Physical
Healthdocuments

II. The Overview of DOSH (Cont.) Number of DOSH Officials (N:191/97 females)
1%
23%

56%

35%
3%

8%

Doctors
Pharmacists
Medical Assistants
Nurses and Midwifes
Other4%64%

Official staffs
Floating Staffs
Contracting Staffs

67III. Law and Regulation on OSH
 Existing Legislation and Regulation on OSH
 Labour law, Chapter VIII concerning OSH

 25 ministerial regulations concerning OSH in garment, service and construction
sectors Other relevant regulations, announcement, guideline and rules issued by
Ministry of labour and Vocational Training 3rd OSH Master Plan 2023-2027
 Inspection code of conduct The brochure on inspection conduction and benefit.

89III. Law and regulation on OSH (Cont.) New Development is listing below:• OSH Act (Law on OSH)
• Policy on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)• Training Center on OSH is in the process of setting up.

10IV. Labour Inspection System
 Labour inspection is reformed to joint labour inspection in 2016 which iscomposed of 8 departments of Ministry of labour and Vocational Training Labour Inspection department, OSH department, child labour department,NSSF, Labour dispute department, Apprenticeship Department, Committeefor strike and demonstration resolution, and Employment and ManpowerDepartment.

11IV. Labour Inspection System (Cont.) Scope of sectoral coverage :-The labour inspectors cover all
occupations in enterprises and companies in theprivate sector under the scope of the Labour
Law of Cambodia, Chapter 1, Article 1.
 Application of penal provisions-Article 375 of Labour Law, fineequivalent of 30 to 120 days’ wages orsuspension of work.

12IV. Labour Inspection System (Cont.) Number of labour inspector

Source: Department of Labour Inspection (2023)

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Workplace Inspection

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Workplace Inspection

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Workplace Inspection

16V. Work-related accident statistics
DescriptionEnterprises

Receipt of work
injuryTotal Workers

TOTAL

FEMALE TOTAL

Comparisons(%)

FEMALE

Q1 2022336

1,000720

258,868 199,630

0.39%

Q1 2023

419

1,176

837

417,353 325,771

0.28%

17.60%

16.25%

61.22%

28.75%

Variation (%) 24.70 %63.19%

 DOSH received occupational accidents reports of 419 enterprises

with a total of 1,176 workers/837 women.

Source: Department of Occupational Safety and Health (2023)

 Workers’ accident compensation insurance
The Law on Social Security Schemes extends the National Social Security
Fund (NSSF) to provide a financial security net for civil servants and those in the private
and informal sectors. There are 11 chapters with 107 articles. The law passed the Councilof Ministers on 02nd August 2019. The law was discussed and approved by the national
assembly on 08th October 2019, and was promulgated on 02nd November 2019. The law
on Social Security Scheme for persons defined by the Provisions of the Labour Law, waspromulgated on 25th September 2002 by the Royal Order No. NS/RKM/0902/018.
Additionally, the law covers only workers in private sector.

VI. OSH Training Program Basic and First-aid
 Work Improvement for Small Enterprises
 Work Improvement for Safe Home Work Improvement in Neighborhood Development
 Work Improvement for Small Construction Sites
 Understanding the basic of OSH
 OSH management at workplaces OSH instrument usages and data interpretation
 Safety policies and standards.

VI. OSH Training Program(Cont.)
Training Course/National Campaign

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

08/2023

TOT WISE, WIND,WISH and WISCON

-146

230

180-155625

TOT on basic Occupational Safety andHealth for provincial department

2808

3049

21131040-284625

Safety Day Ceremony

1,313

1,300 1,307

350

1,260700

1300

Training on OSH to employees/employers, representative workers.

54

1,452

1,823626-611/345-

Training on OSH for enterprise Doctor--64--

VI. OSH Training Program (Cont.)

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Practical Training of Join OSH Inspection on chemical safety

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Safety Campaign

23VII. Safety Campaign
 Event being held at Koh Kong on 3rdMay 2019, with participation of 1,300
participants. This special campaign waspresided over by the Minister of Labour
and Vocational Training andaccompanied by senior officials from theMLVT, as well as employers’ and tradeunions’ organizations.
 Events and campaigns related to OSH
are held for raising public awareness ofthe importance of OSH.

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VII. Safety Campaign

 On 28th 0ctober 2021 we cerebrated Safety dayby zoom (delay due to Covid-19 pandemic)
participate from MoLVT , employers’ and tradeunions’ organizations with 254 participants .

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Event being held at Siem Reap on 05 July 22 with 600 participants. This specialcampaign was presided over by the Minister of Labour and Vocational Training andaccompanied by senior officials from the MLVT, as well as employers’ and trade unions’organizations. Events and campaigns related to OSH are held for raising public awarenessof the importance of OSH.

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• Event being held at Phnom Penh on 28 April 2023 (18th) with 1300 participants. This
special campaign was presided over by the Minister of Labour and Vocational Training
and accompanied by senior officials from the MLVT, as well as employers’ and tradeunions’ organizations. Events and campaigns related to OSH are held for raising publicawareness of the importance of OSH.

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VIII. Challenges
 No safety act
 OSH Management system is under development
 The number of OSH inspectors is limited
 Inspection System is under development without national training andaccreditation

 Concern of mine and construction safety
 No occupational nurses and doctors
 No OSH training center No physical and toxicology labs.

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Expect out come of the course Accident investigation, risk assessment and control measures.
 Reporting system.
 Occupational Disease and Toxicologist monitoring.

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Thank you for your attention