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Cambodia

Archived Updates

ILO Launches Project with Cambodian Tourism Industry
On 22 September 2005, the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism announced a new and comprehensive series of Action Programmes that were designed to reinforce tourism as a positive force for development, while helping to prevent abusive situations from developing in the sector.

New Pilot Project by LSCW in Cambodia
Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW) would like to announce the commencement of a new pilot project supported by UNDP/ UNIAP to assist Cambodian migrant workers in Klong Yai District, Trad province, Thailand.

Cambodia /Vietnam MOU to Be Signed Soon
Agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on bilateral cooperation for eliminating trafficking in women and children and assisting victims of trafficking will be signed soon.

Cambodia Support Center Established for Women Victims of Sex Abuse and Trafficking¹
National Women Union collaborated with Can Tho City Women's Union and AFESIP (Acting for Women in Distressing Circumstances), a French NGO, to establish a centre which is located at the Can Tho Women Union to support sexually abused and trafficked women.

Ministry of Tourism in Cambodia and ILO Promote Child Safe Tourism
Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia and ILO Team Up to advocate Promotion of "Child Safe" Tourism Policies to Prevent Trafficking in Children and Women.

Khmer Stars Sing for Khmer Children in Australia
Radio Australia covered the Healthcare Center for Children in Cambodia's first fund raising concert held in Melbourne, Australia.

Khmer Stars Sing for Khmer Children in Australia
Radio Australia covered the Healthcare Center for Children in Cambodia's first fund raising concert held in Melbourne, Australia.

Child Beggars in Thailand: A Lucrative Business
A study carried out by the Mirror Foundation (Mirror Art Group) of Thailand's beggars has revealed a business built on children trafficked from Cambodia and Burma, who make nothing from their takings and are sometimes beaten.

Greater Mekong Subregion Summit in Kunming, China1
The Second Summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program opened on 5 July 2005, highlighting the strong will of the six Asian nations to strive for collective prosperity through pragmatic cooperation.

Fighting Trafficking in Cambodia...
Cambodian police stated they rescued 88 trafficked sex workers and arrested the four men who allegedly coerced them to work in prostitution.

Comments about Cambodia's Tier 3 status in Trafficking in Persons Report
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Thirteen Girls Freed from Brothel in Cambodia
With a request of Protection of Juvenile Justice (PJJ) for intervention from the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection (DAHTJP), a raid was done in Ponleu Thmey brothel in Koh Kong on 1 June 2005, freeing 13 girls who had been forced into prostitution.

Project Advisor Position Opening: UNIAP Cambodia
The UN-Inter Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (UNIAP) Cambodia office invites applications for the position of Project Adviser to provide technical and managerial support to the project.

Call for Proposals in Cambodia from the European Commission
European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), Micro-Projects programme INFORMATION SESSION 23 June 2005 at Cambodiana Hotel from 9:00am The European Commission is seeking proposals for human rights micro-projects in Cambodia with financial assistance from the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Programme of the European Communities.

Cambodia Reviewed Five Years of Counter Trafficking Efforts - Prepares for New Plan of Action:
On 18–19 May 2005, Government Ministers, Foreign diplomats, International Organizations and NGOs took part in a high-level two day workshop to give a final assessment of the last five years of the National Plan of Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children and make recommendations for the new NPA (2005–2009).