Labor Dispute Conciliation The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) has issued an Instruction No. 154 on Labor Dispute Conciliation dated 1 November 2024 (“Instruction 154”). The Instruction 154 is to improve labor dispute resolution processes, citing that past efforts have not fully met parties’ expectations. Key Points: If a labor dispute remains unresolved…

Paid Public Holidays in 2025 On 9 October 2024, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) issued a Prakas No. 218.24 on Paid Public Holidays in 2025 (“Prakas”). The Prakas provides workers-employees of enterprises-establishments under Article 1 of Cambodian Labor Law with paid public holidays following calendars as below: 1 January       …

Minimum Wages for Workers-Employees in Textile, Garment, Footwear, Travel Goods, and Bag Sectors for 2025 On 20 September 2024, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) issued a Prakas No. 211/24, addressing Minimum Wages for Workers-Employees in Textile, Garment, Footwear, Travel Goods, and Bag Sectors for 2025 (the “Prakas”). According to the Prakas, effective…

Prakas No. 041 on Reinsurance Diversification To ensure the safety and efficiency for the risk management and prevention for insurers, the Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (“IRC”) enforces a new guideline, namely “GUIDLINE NO. 041 ON REINSURANCE DIVERSIFACITION” issued on 6 August 2024, (“GUIDELINE NO. 041”) that regulates specifically the reinsurance diversification and provides further enforcement…

Implementation of Paid Leaves on Pchum Ben Festival On 12 September 2024, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) issued Notification No. 028/24, addressing paid leave for the upcoming Pchum Ben Festival. The notification directs the owners/directors of enterprises-establishments to grant all workers-employees paid leave for three consecutive days from 1 to 3 October…

Request for Foreign Workforce for 2025 The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) would like to inform owners/directors of enterprises-establishments under provisions of Cambodian Labor Law (“Labor Law”) that in order to employ foreign workforce for the year of 2025, the owners/directors of enterprises-establishments shall submit applications for foreign quota from 1 September to…

Reminder: Foreign Quota and Work Permit in 2025 In accordance with Cambodian Labor Law (“Labor Law”), all owners/directors of enterprises/establishments who are under provisions of Labor Law, and wish to employ foreign workforces in 2025 shall request quota and work permit for the foreign nationals. In principle, the proportion of foreign workforces shall not exceed…

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Legal Procedures for Foreign Employment in Cambodia Following a Notification No. 022/24 on Procedures for Legitimate Utilization of Foreign Workforce in the Kingdom of Cambodia dated 12 August 2024, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) would like to remind owners/directors of enterprises-establishments that having foreign workforce and foreigners in the Kingdom of Cambodia…