Siem Reap: In the campaign to protect citizens and improve livelihoods at the local level, on Friday morning, May 22, 2026, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training continued to organize a forum on employment, social security and vocational training at the premises of Wat Aranya Kiri Moni Sokhom (Wat Svay Leu), Svay Leu commune/district, Siem Reap province, bringing a total of 4,050 job opportunities from factories, enterprises, associations and 7 large companies to citizens, youth and former workers returning from abroad under the theme “Khmer help find jobs and provide jobs for Khmer”.
On this occasion, Mr. Pok Pan, Secretary of State, High Representative of Mr. Heng Sour, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, highlighted that the ministry has been working hard to collect the most comprehensive employment information to provide to citizens at the grassroots level, especially in provinces along the Cambodia-Thai border. In fact, at today’s forum, citizens, youth, and especially former workers who returned from Thailand can register and interview to get jobs immediately from those big companies that have come to the location directly.
The Secretary of State emphasized that bringing job opportunities closer to home is a new strategy of the government that reduces both time and And the cost of your money, which is different from the previous era when you had to travel to find work yourself, even though it was difficult. At the same time, he called on and encouraged you to turn to local jobs that offer decent wages, good working conditions, and the opportunity to live with your family and take care of your children and parents. Working locally not only avoids the exploitation of illegal labor abroad, but also fully benefits and protects from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
In addition to providing immediate job opportunities, Mr. Pok Pan also encouraged youth and workers Returning from abroad, take up Technical and Vocational Training (TVET 1.5M), a priority program of the Royal Government, to achieve the goal of every citizen having at least one lifelong skill that is suitable for current and future labor market needs and will receive a reasonable wage or salary to support their daily family life. For former skilled workers who do not yet have a recognized certificate, the ministry has also introduced a system for the recognition of prior skills (RPL), which allows anyone to apply for a test to receive an official certificate of skill.
At the same time, he advised citizens and youth to participate in promoting the job forum more widely To reach out to the grassroots more effectively. In this regard, for citizens in Siem Reap Province who want to work or receive training in various skills, they can go to the Siem Reap Job Center, which is located on the premises of the Siem Reap Polytechnic Institute. He also highlighted the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training’s hotline number 1297 for matching job seekers and number 1286 for resolving labor disputes.
Please note that the 4,050 job opportunities in Siem Reap are part of the total job opportunities of nearly 90,000 places that the ministry is providing throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia. The 7 major factories, enterprises and companies that participated in the direct recruitment interviews on that occasion included Ventura Leatherware MFW (CD) Co., Ltd., New Apparel Co., Ltd., Cheung Special Economic Zone (Cambodia) Project 2, Cambodian Working Group for Education, France-International, and two overseas labor recruitment companies, Excel Asia Human Resources and Minami (Cambodia) International Services Co., Ltd., which also presented job opportunities in Japan.
