Linked projects

• - Cambodia - Increased quality and coverage of social protection, particularly among vulnerable groups (country programme 2012-13)

Outcome summary

Outcome achieved

Social protection expenditure and performance review (SPER), costing of National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS), and an action plan towards integrated employment and social protection policies developed, in consultation with employers' and workers' organizations in 2011 and 2012. The final publications endorsed by Cambodian constituents, among which Council for Agricultural and Rural development (CARD); Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MOLVT) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), and launched on 28 May 2013, in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

ILO's contribution to the outcome

Produced the SPER and costing of the NSPS and an action plan on the extension of social protection and promotion of employment; organized a number of tripartite workshops and national consultations (January 2012; March 2012; May 2012) to review the documents. This contribution was part of the ILO-EU project on Improving Social Protection and Promoting Employment (2010-2012). The Office organized, in cooperation with the Royal Government of Cambodia, the workshops, agenda and technical content, provided technical and financial resources, and mobilized resource persons. At least 120 officials employed in social security government agencies, employers' and workers' organisations and academic institutions had their capacity strengthened at various technical workshops within the framework of the ILO-EU project. Capacity building events were held within the framework of the ILO-EU project. The ILO organized also special training in Social protection for the members of Cambodia’s interministerial taskforce on social protection.