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Chheang Sinat: From the Street to Leadership

Chheang Sinat: From the Street to Leadership

Chheang Sinat, a street vendor and former tuk-tuk driver, shares how joining the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA) has transformed his life and empowered him to advocate…

Graduate Raises Awareness of Labour Rights and NSSF Among University Students

Graduate Raises Awareness of Labour Rights and NSSF Among University Students

Son Yeum is empowering students to understand the role and benefits of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) by promoting it to his peers.Son Yeum, a 24-year-old from Prey Veng province, graduated…

Compelled to Support Communities and Factory Workers With Access to Social Security Benefits

Compelled to Support Communities and Factory Workers with Access to Social Security Benefits

Chhen Chom, 32, from Samraong Tong district in Kampong Speu province, has gone from being a mere worker to actively sharing information about social protection and working to help follow factory…

As factory workers we earn little, making it barely possible to afford healthcare or surgery, which is very expensive. However, since learning about the NSSF benefits, the cost of treatment is no longer a concern.

Championing Factory Workers Welfare: Yeab Sorn’s Advocacy for Social Protection

For nearly 20 years, Sorn Yeab has worked as a factory worker, spending the last eight as a union leader. At 32, she serves as secretary of the Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers Democratic Union…

Union awareness about NSSF and labor rights is still limited,” says Bory Phan. “But I believe the situation will improve if more sectors collaborate to make training widely accessible.

Finding Strength in the Quest for Labor Rights

Phan Bory, a passionate former union leader, and fervent advocate for workers’ rights has devoted his life to empowering workers and helping them understand and claim their rights, including the…

As an employee, we have the right to receive health insurance covered by the employers. I do not want to see people working in the entertainment industry being excluded from the formal economy, as they are vulnerable due to their working conditions and deserve the same protections as any other profession.

Empowered Worker Rises to Union Activist

Having spent a decade working in the entertainment industry, Chheng Kimyan knows all too well the risks involved. Now, she is empowering her union members to be aware of the benefits of signing up to…

Trade Union Leader Shines At Educating Unions on the Benefits of Social Protection

Trade Union Leader Shines At Educating Unions on the Benefits of Social Protection

SereyRatanak is educating unions and their members about the benefits of joining the social protection system and for their voices to be heard.Born in Phnom Penh, Ly SereyRatanak is the Vice…

Participants worked together in a team building problem-solving activity that was called “Boat racing.” Photo: TPO

Cultivating Selfcare in Oxfamily

Oxfam has partnered with the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) to offer two consecutive self-care sessions for its staff, focusing on managing stress at work. These initiatives are…

Sreypov Thel provided an interview to the media during a national dialogue on Better Protection for Worker and Farmer in Rubber and Banana Value Chains

A Call for Better Protection for Workers and Farmers in Rubber and Banana Supply Chains

“We need protective materials, NSSF cards, proper toilets, and legal worker registration,” said Sreypov Thel, a worker at a banana company, Kratie province.Sreypov’s day starts at 6:25am and ends at…

Channy found an opportunity to share her story through an Oxfam-organized forum theater play. The highlight was her participation in the theatrical performance “Who Will Care? A Story of Unpaid Caregivers,”

The Silent Struggles of Cambodia’s Domestic Workers

A scene on the thersitical performance on Who will care? A story of unpaid caregivers. Photo: Oxfam